Stork flying with a baby boy in a blue bundle cross stitch pattern

63 × 45 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 3.2 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 4.5 × 3.2 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 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 321 Red

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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 white stork in flight, facing right, carrying a baby in a blue cloth bundle that hangs from its long red bill. The stork flies level with its neck stretched out, both wings raised and its red legs trailing behind; the near wing is white with a dark gray rear edge, and the far wing behind it is pale gray with a dark gray tip. The cloth is knotted over the bill with its two ends standing up, and in the bundle is a baby's round face with two shut eyes and a small straight mouth. One white cloud floats above at the right and another below at the left.

63 stitches wide by 45 high: 1,344 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 4.1	14.5 × 10.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 3.2	11.4 × 8.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 2.8	10.0 × 7.1
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.5	8.9 × 6.3
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.0	7.3 × 5.2

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 3865 Winter White	581	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	378	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	171	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	76	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	54	Find it
O	DMC 951 Light Tawny	44	Find it
◆	DMC 321 Red	40	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.