Bird house bookmark: three bird houses on a tall pole cross stitch pattern

23 × 82 stitches 9 colors 1.6 × 5.9 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 8 × 12 in (the design is 1.6 × 5.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest Green

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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

Three bird houses stacked one above another on a single tall wooden pole that stands in a small mound of grass: a yellow house with a blue roof at the top, a white house with a green roof in the middle and a pale blue house with a red roof at the bottom. Each has a round dark door, a small perch and a floor board. The left half mirrors the right exactly. A bookmark, or a narrow panel for a 2 by 6 inch space. Full crosses only. It is 23 by 82 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

23 stitches wide by 82 high: 1,130 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Baby Blue 3755, Light Straw 3822 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.1 × 7.5	5.3 × 18.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.6 × 5.9	4.2 × 14.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.4 × 5.1	3.7 × 13.0
18-count Aida	1.3 × 4.6	3.2 × 11.6
22-count Hardanger	1.0 × 3.7	2.7 × 9.5

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	439	Find it
X	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	122	Find it
▲	DMC 3822 Light Straw	122	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	122	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	100	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	57	Find it
◆	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	57	Find it
=	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	57	Find it
★	DMC 989 Forest Green	54	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.