Texas longhorn steer standing between two bluebonnets cross stitch pattern

63 × 50 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.5 × 3.6 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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
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 Texas longhorn steer stands facing you between two bluebonnets on a strip of green grass. He is plain brown, with a white blaze down his face, two dark eyes with a white glint in each, a broad pale gold muzzle with two nostrils and a brown ear under each horn. His two long pale gold horns run far out to each side and turn up at the tips. The body is a rounded barrel on two front legs, each thicker above the knee and ending in a dark hoof, with the chest showing between them.

63 stitches wide by 50 high: 1,838 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Hunter Green 3346 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 4.5	14.5 × 11.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 3.6	11.4 × 9.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.1	10.0 × 7.9
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.8	8.9 × 7.1
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.3	7.3 × 5.8

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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	511	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	383	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	371	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	192	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	173	Find it
O	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	106	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	102	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.