Small straw bee skep beehive with one bee above cross stitch pattern

31 × 32 stitches 6 colors 2.2 × 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 2.2 × 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue

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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 straw bee skep seen from the front: five golden coils that step in toward a rounded crown, with a darker line under each coil and a pale bar of light on the left of each, and one small dark arched doorway at the foot. It stands on a plain brown wooden board. Straight above it flies one bee seen from above, with a body striped in gold and dark brown and a pale blue wing out on each side. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 31 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

31 stitches wide by 32 high: 518 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Old Gold 729, Dark Topaz 782 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.8 × 2.9	7.2 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.2 × 2.3	5.6 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 2.0	4.9 × 5.1
18-count Aida	1.7 × 1.8	4.4 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 1.5	3.6 × 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	183	Find it
X	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	150	Find it
▲	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	67	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	58	Find it
■	DMC 3822 Light Straw	32	Find it
O	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	28	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.