Little gray mouse with a flower, a tall red tulip cross stitch pattern

40 × 45 stitches 8 colors 2.9 × 3.2 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 9 × 10 in (the design is 2.9 × 3.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 321 Red
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
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 gray mouse sits facing you beside a red tulip that stands taller than it does. The mouse has two big round ears lined in pink, dark eyes with a white glint, a pink nose, a pale gray muzzle and belly, pink paws and feet and a long pink tail curling up at the left. The tulip has a three-pointed red cup shaded in darker red, on a straight green stalk with a green leaf each side at the ground. Both stand on one dark ground line. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 40 by 45 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

40 stitches wide by 45 high: 850 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318, Medium Salmon 3712 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.6 × 4.1	9.2 × 10.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 3.2	7.3 × 8.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.5 × 2.8	6.3 × 7.1
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.5	5.6 × 6.3
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 2.0	4.6 × 5.2

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	306	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	227	Find it
▲	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	106	Find it
+	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	70	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	63	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	42	Find it
◆	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	34	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.