Pixel art brown owl on a branch with yellow eyes cross stitch pattern

32 × 32 stitches 6 colors 2.3 × 2.3 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 × 9 in (the design is 2.3 × 2.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 301 Medium Mahogany
DMC 977 Light Golden Brown
DMC 300 Very Dark Mahogany
DMC 310 Black
DMC 972 Deep Canary
DMC 973 Bright Canary

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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 owl sitting on a branch and looking straight at you, drawn as a pixel art sprite. It has two ear tufts, two big yellow eyes with square black pupils set in pale tan face discs, a small golden orange beak and a pale tan breast marked with four short bars. Two golden orange feet rest on a dark brown branch that runs the full width of the design. The line is dark brown on the top and left and black underneath and to the right, and each eye has a deeper gold edge on its lower right, as if lit from the upper left. Full crosses only. It is 32 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

32 stitches wide by 32 high: 778 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Medium Mahogany 301, Light Golden Brown 977, Very Dark Mahogany 300 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 2.9	7.4 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 2.3	5.8 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 2.0	5.1 × 5.1
18-count Aida	1.8 × 1.8	4.5 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.5	3.7 × 3.7

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 301 Medium Mahogany	273	Find it
X	DMC 977 Light Golden Brown	168	Find it
▲	DMC 300 Very Dark Mahogany	130	Find it
+	DMC 310 Black	123	Find it
■	DMC 972 Deep Canary	46	Find it
O	DMC 973 Bright Canary	38	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.