Cute smiling lion hugging a big red heart cross stitch pattern

42 × 57 stitches 4 colors 3.0 × 4.1 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 × 11 in (the design is 3.0 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 321 Red
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper

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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 lion sitting behind a big red heart and holding it with both front paws. The lion faces you, with a round ginger mane, two small ears, eyes shut in a smile and a small dark nose and mouth, and its head rests on the top of the heart. The heart is wider than the lion's head and hides its middle: a gold paw lies on each shoulder of the heart, two hind feet show beneath its point, and the tail comes out on the right and turns up to a ginger tuft shaped like a drop. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 42 by 57 stitches and uses four thread colors.

42 stitches wide by 57 high: 1,634 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Red 321, Medium Old Gold 729, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.8 × 5.2	9.7 × 13.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.0 × 4.1	7.6 × 10.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 3.6	6.7 × 9.0
18-count Aida	2.3 × 3.2	5.9 × 8.0
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 2.6	4.8 × 6.6

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 321 Red	611	Find it
X	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	401	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	334	Find it
+	DMC 921 Copper	288	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.