Shiba Inu sitting with a curled tail and a red collar cross stitch pattern

36 × 41 stitches 6 colors 2.6 × 2.9 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.6 × 2.9 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 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 321 Red
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 red-gold Shiba Inu dog sits side on, with its body to the right, and turns its face to the front. It has two small pointed ears with white inside, white cheeks, a white spot above each dark eye, a dark nose and an open smiling mouth with a pink tongue. It wears a red collar. Its chest and paws are white, the far front leg is a darker orange, and its tail is rolled up in a curl on its back, white on the inside. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 36 by 41 stitches and uses six thread colors.

36 stitches wide by 41 high: 1,061 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.3 × 3.7	8.3 × 9.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 2.9	6.5 × 7.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 2.6	5.7 × 6.5
18-count Aida	2.0 × 2.3	5.1 × 5.8
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 1.9	4.2 × 4.7

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	505	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	241	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	229	Find it
+	DMC 921 Copper	46	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	34	Find it
O	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	6	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.