Red bird house on a white picket fence cross stitch pattern

57 × 55 stitches 7 colors 4.1 × 3.9 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.1 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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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 red bird house with a gray roof on top of a wooden post, in the middle of a white picket fence. The house has a round dark door, a small wooden perch under it, a darker red shadow under the roof and a white floor board. Three pointed white pickets on two rails stand on each side of the post, and a strip of green grass runs under it all. The left half mirrors the right exactly. No bird is drawn. A piece for a 5 inch frame, a card front or a small hoop. Full crosses only. It is 57 by 55 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

57 stitches wide by 55 high: 1,481 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Red 321 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.2 × 5.0	13.2 × 12.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 3.9	10.3 × 10.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 3.4	9.0 × 8.7
18-count Aida	3.2 × 3.1	8.0 × 7.8
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.5	6.6 × 6.3

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	553	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	329	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	225	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	206	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	69	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	63	Find it
◆	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	36	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.