Paw prints bookmark: a trail of four paw prints cross stitch pattern

25 × 62 stitches 1 color 1.8 × 4.4 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 8 × 11 in (the design is 1.8 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 1 DMC color, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 1 thread ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown

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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

Four paw prints in a line up a narrow strip, stepping left, right, left, right, the way a dog or a cat walks, and all pointing the same way. Every print is the same: four small toe pads in an arc over one wide main pad, each pad a separate mark. It is stitched in a single dark brown thread and works in any one dark color. Small and easy: one color and 552 stitches. Full crosses only. It is 25 by 62 stitches and uses one thread color.

25 stitches wide by 62 high: 552 full cross stitches in 1 DMC color (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.3 × 5.6	5.8 × 14.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.8 × 4.4	4.5 × 11.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.6 × 3.9	4.0 × 9.8
18-count Aida	1.4 × 3.4	3.5 × 8.7
22-count Hardanger	1.1 × 2.8	2.9 × 7.2

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	552	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.