Mouse with a letter sitting on a blue mailbox cross stitch pattern

36 × 56 stitches 11 colors 2.6 × 4.0 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 2.6 × 4.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 11 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 11 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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 on top of a blue mailbox, holding a white envelope in both pink paws. It faces you, with two big round ears lined in pink, dark eyes with a white glint and a pink nose on a pale muzzle. The mailbox is the roadside kind, with its rounded door in a lighter blue at the left and its red flag raised behind the mouse, on a brown wooden post in a strip of green grass. No lettering or postal mark is drawn. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 36 by 56 stitches and uses eleven thread colors.

36 stitches wide by 56 high: 1,082 full cross stitches in 11 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318, Medium Antique Blue 931 and 8 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.3 × 5.1	8.3 × 12.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 4.0	6.5 × 10.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 3.5	5.7 × 8.9
18-count Aida	2.0 × 3.1	5.1 × 7.9
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 2.5	4.2 × 6.5

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	314	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	229	Find it
▲	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	126	Find it
+	DMC 932 Light Antique Blue	108	Find it
■	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	76	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	56	Find it
◆	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	50	Find it
=	DMC 321 Red	37	Find it
★	DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue	36	Find it
#	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	34	Find it
A	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	16	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.