Marmalade cat asleep on books cross stitch pattern

79 × 58 stitches 14 colors 5.6 × 4.1 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 12 × 11 in (the design is 5.6 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 14 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 14 threads ↓

DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 919 Red Copper
DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink
DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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 marmalade tabby curled asleep on a stack of three books, with a steaming cup beside it. The bottom spine reads NAPS.

79 stitches wide by 58 high: 3,419 full cross stitches in 14 DMC colors (Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Copper 921 and 11 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	7.2 × 5.3	18.2 × 13.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	5.6 × 4.1	14.3 × 10.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.9 × 3.6	12.5 × 9.2
18-count Aida	4.4 × 3.2	11.1 × 8.2
22-count Hardanger	3.6 × 2.6	9.1 × 6.7

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 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	860	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	558	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	328	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	267	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	253	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	232	Find it
◆	DMC 932 Light Antique Blue	224	Find it
=	DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink	148	Find it
★	DMC 951 Light Tawny	131	Find it
#	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	127	Find it
A	DMC 919 Red Copper	113	Find it
*	DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink	78	Find it
T	DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue	55	Find it
H	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	45	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.