Two budgies on a perch, a green and a blue parakeet cross stitch pattern

36 × 43 stitches 7 colors 2.6 × 3.1 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 2.6 × 3.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 907 Light Parrot Green
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

Two budgies sitting face to face on one brown wooden perch. The left one has a yellow head and a light green breast, the right one a white head and a blue breast. Each has dark gray bars on the back of its head, a dark eye, a tiny bill under a blue cere, a dark gray wing crossed by three pale bars and a long blue tail hanging below the perch. The two birds are the same shape, one the mirror of the other. A dark brown outline runs round every part. Full crosses only. It is 36 by 43 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

36 stitches wide by 43 high: 920 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.3 × 3.9	8.3 × 9.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 3.1	6.5 × 7.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 2.7	5.7 × 6.8
18-count Aida	2.0 × 2.4	5.1 × 6.1
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 2.0	4.2 × 5.0

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	294	Find it
X	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	159	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	100	Find it
+	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	99	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	95	Find it
O	DMC 907 Light Parrot Green	87	Find it
◆	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	86	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.