Two cockatiels on a branch, one gray and one white cross stitch pattern

50 × 54 stitches 7 colors 3.6 × 3.9 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 3.6 × 3.9 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 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold

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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 cockatiels sit face to face on a brown branch, leaning in beak to beak. The bird on the left is gray, with a darker gray wing and a white wing bar; the bird on the right is white, with a pale yellow wing bar. Each has a pale yellow head with a tall yellow crest, a dark eye, a round orange cheek patch, two gray toes on the branch and a long tail that hangs below it. The two birds are one drawing mirrored, in two colorings, and their beaks do not touch. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 54 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 54 high: 1,304 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pale Yellow 744, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.9	11.5 × 12.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.9	9.1 × 9.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.4	7.9 × 8.6
18-count Aida	2.8 × 3.0	7.1 × 7.6
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.5	5.8 × 6.2

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	382	Find it
X	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	247	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	229	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	154	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	146	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	104	Find it
◆	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	42	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.