White bird house with a red roof and a bluebird cross stitch pattern

27 × 51 stitches 8 colors 1.9 × 3.6 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 8 × 10 in (the design is 1.9 × 3.6 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 921 Copper

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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 white wooden bird house on a brown post, seen square from the front: a red roof of two boards with a gray shadow under the eaves, one round dark door, and a bluebird in profile on the perch below it, blue on the head, back, wing and cocked tail and rust orange on the breast. The floor board is brown and the post stands in a small green mound. Everything but the bird mirrors left to right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 51 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 51 high: 821 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Red 321 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 4.6	6.2 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 3.6	4.9 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 3.2	4.3 × 8.1
18-count Aida	1.5 × 2.8	3.8 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 2.3	3.1 × 5.9

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	278	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	257	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	69	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	54	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	54	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	54	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	36	Find it
=	DMC 921 Copper	19	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.