Twinkle twinkle little star over a sleeping cottage cross stitch pattern

42 × 56 stitches 6 colors 3.0 × 4.0 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 9 × 10 in (the design is 3.0 × 4.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown

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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

Twinkle, twinkle, little star: one big pale yellow five-point star in a navy night sky, with two small white four-point sparkles at each side of it, above a little white cottage on a green hill. The cottage has a red roof, a brown chimney, one lit yellow window under the roof, a brown door and a dark window at each side of the door. The whole rectangle is stitched, sky included, and nothing is outlined. No words are stitched. A small nursery picture. Full crosses only. It is 42 by 56 stitches and uses six thread colors.

42 stitches wide by 56 high: 2,352 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Hunter Green 3346, Pale Yellow 744 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.8 × 5.1	9.7 × 12.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.0 × 4.0	7.6 × 10.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 3.5	6.7 × 8.9
18-count Aida	2.3 × 3.1	5.9 × 7.9
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 2.5	4.8 × 6.5

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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	1,513	Find it
X	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	270	Find it
▲	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	262	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	158	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	114	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	35	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.