Two chickadees on a branch with a red heart, love birds cross stitch pattern

63 × 36 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 2.6 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 × 9 in (the design is 4.5 × 2.6 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 310 Black
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 321 Red
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 3827 Pale Golden 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 chickadees facing each other bill to bill on a branch, with a red heart in the air above them. Each has a black cap and throat, a white cheek and breast, a pale gray back, a darker wing with a white edge, a buff side and a long tail slanting down to the branch behind it. The two are one drawing and its mirror image, and the whole picture mirrors left and right exactly. The branch is a plain brown bar with a black line, and the heart has no outline. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 36 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 36 high: 1,114 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Black 310, Winter White 3865, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 3.3	14.5 × 8.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 2.6	11.4 × 6.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 2.3	10.0 × 5.7
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.0	8.9 × 5.1
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.6	7.3 × 4.2

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 310 Black	400	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	200	Find it
▲	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	122	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	118	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	116	Find it
O	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	98	Find it
◆	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	60	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.