Kiwi bird walking with its chick cross stitch pattern

64 × 29 stitches 7 colors 4.6 × 2.1 in on 14-count

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You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 11 × 9 in (the design is 4.6 × 2.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A brown kiwi walks to the left along a strip of green grass, its long pale bill slanting down to the ground ahead of a small low head, and its chick, the same bird at half the size with a shorter bill, follows behind it at the right. Both birds are round brown bodies with no tail or wing, streaked with short golden dashes, with a dark eye and a white glint, pale golden near legs and darker far legs. Three small tufts of darker grass. Dark brown outline round each bird. No lettering. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 29 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 29 high: 971 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Topaz 782 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 2.6	14.8 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 2.1	11.6 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 1.8	10.2 × 4.6
18-count Aida	3.6 × 1.6	9.0 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.3	7.4 × 3.3

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	539	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	186	Find it
▲	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	67	Find it
+	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	64	Find it
■	DMC 989 Forest Green	61	Find it
O	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	52	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	2	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.