Smiling avocado lifting a barbell over its head cross stitch pattern

55 × 51 stitches 9 colors 3.9 × 3.6 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.9 × 3.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 smiling avocado half lifting a barbell over its head. The avocado is cut side out: green at the rim, lighter green inside that and pale yellow in the middle, with a round brown stone low in the wide end. On the flesh above the stone it has two dark eyes, each with a white light, and a small smile. Two thin dark arms go straight up to the bar and it stands on two short dark legs with the feet turned out. The barbell is a long gray bar with a large and a small dark gray plate at each end. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 55 by 51 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

55 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,128 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pale Yellow 744, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 4.6	12.7 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 3.6	10.0 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 3.2	8.7 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.1 × 2.8	7.8 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.3	6.3 × 5.9

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	389	Find it
X	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	226	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	144	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	110	Find it
■	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	102	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	82	Find it
◆	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	58	Find it
=	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	15	Find it
★	DMC 3865 Winter White	2	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.