Texas longhorn steer head with wide horns cross stitch pattern

63 × 28 stitches 5 colors 4.5 × 2.0 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 × 8 in (the design is 4.5 × 2.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
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

The head of a Texas longhorn steer looking straight at you. Its brown face has a white blaze down the middle, two dark eyes with white glints and a broad pink muzzle with two nostrils. Two long pale gold horns run far out to each side and turn up at the tips, with a brown ear tucked under each. But for the glints in the eyes, the head mirrors left to right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 28 stitches and uses five thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 28 high: 633 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Pale Golden Brown 3827 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 2.5	14.5 × 6.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 2.0	11.4 × 5.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 1.8	10.0 × 4.4
18-count Aida	3.5 × 1.6	8.9 × 4.0
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.3	7.3 × 3.2

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	194	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	188	Find it
▲	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	108	Find it
+	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	91	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	52	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.