Stork on a chimney nest with a blue baby boy bundle cross stitch pattern

46 × 63 stitches 10 colors 3.3 × 4.5 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 × 11 in (the design is 3.3 × 4.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 321 Red
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3755 Baby 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 white stork standing in a straw nest on top of an orange brick chimney, holding a knotted blue cloth bundle that hangs from its long red bill. It has a dark eye, a long neck, dark gray flight feathers at the back of its folded wing and two long red legs. The nest is gold with slanting twig marks and a twig sticking out at each side; the chimney has a dark gray cap and stands on a dark gray roof. The bundle is closed, with two tied ends above the knot: no baby and no face is drawn. Dark brown outline round every part. Full crosses only. It is 46 by 63 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

46 stitches wide by 63 high: 1,200 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Pewter Gray 413, Winter White 3865 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.2 × 5.7	10.6 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.3 × 4.5	8.3 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 3.9	7.3 × 10.0
18-count Aida	2.6 × 3.5	6.5 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 2.9	5.3 × 7.3

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	360	Find it
X	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	221	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	172	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	123	Find it
■	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	102	Find it
O	DMC 921 Copper	70	Find it
◆	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	65	Find it
=	DMC 321 Red	49	Find it
★	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	20	Find it
#	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	18	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.