Love birds: two bluebirds in a nest under a red heart cross stitch pattern

47 × 47 stitches 8 colors 3.4 × 3.4 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.4 × 3.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue

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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 round ornament with two bluebirds sitting breast to breast in a nest, beak to beak, under a red heart. Each bird is blue with an orange breast, a dark blue wing, a gold beak, a dark eye with a white glint and a short tail cocked up. The nest is woven in brown and gold. The scene is on a white stitched ground inside a red ring with a dark brown line on both edges, and the whole design mirrors left to right. Dark brown outline round the heart, the birds and the nest. Full crosses only. It is 47 by 47 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

47 stitches wide by 47 high: 1,741 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.3 × 4.3	10.9 × 10.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 3.4	8.5 × 8.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.9	7.5 × 7.5
18-count Aida	2.6 × 2.6	6.6 × 6.6
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 2.1	5.4 × 5.4

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 3865 Winter White	585	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	404	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	339	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	130	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	118	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	79	Find it
◆	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	60	Find it
=	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	26	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.