Three colorful bird houses on wooden posts cross stitch pattern

61 × 51 stitches 9 colors 4.4 × 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 4.4 × 3.6 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 989 Forest Green
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 921 Copper
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

Three painted bird houses on wooden posts of different heights, standing in one strip of green lawn: a pale yellow one with a red roof on the left, a tall narrow white one with a steep blue roof on the tallest post in the middle, and a low wide blue one with a rust orange roof on the right. Each has one round door with a perch under it and a brown floor board, and each mirrors about its own post. There is no bird. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 61 by 51 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

61 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,472 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989, Baby Blue 3755 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 4.6	14.1 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.4 × 3.6	11.1 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.2	9.7 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.4 × 2.8	8.6 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.8 × 2.3	7.0 × 5.9

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	551	Find it
X	DMC 989 Forest Green	222	Find it
▲	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	155	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	130	Find it
■	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	98	Find it
O	DMC 3822 Light Straw	89	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	85	Find it
=	DMC 921 Copper	78	Find it
★	DMC 321 Red	64	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.