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

64 × 44 stitches 8 colors 4.6 × 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.6 × 3.1 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 310 Black
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray

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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 toucans facing each other on one branch, the tips of their bills almost touching, with a red heart in the air above the gap between them. Each bird is black with a white bib, a blue ring round a dark eye with a white glint, an orange bill with a yellow ridge and a black tip, a short gray line at the wing, blue feet and a black tail hanging below the branch. The two birds are one drawing and its mirror image, and the whole picture mirrors left to right exactly. The branch is a plain brown bar from side to side, and the heart is red with a black outline.

64 stitches wide by 44 high: 1,314 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Black 310, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Winter White 3865 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 4.0	14.8 × 10.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 3.1	11.6 × 8.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 2.8	10.2 × 7.0
18-count Aida	3.6 × 2.4	9.0 × 6.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.0	7.4 × 5.1

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	748	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	186	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	120	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	94	Find it
■	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	84	Find it
O	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	44	Find it
◆	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	20	Find it
=	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	18	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.