White owl with red eyes on a branch for black fabric cross stitch pattern

39 × 40 stitches 3 colors 2.8 × 2.9 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.8 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 762 Very Light Pearl Gray
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 321 Red

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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 owl on a branch, drawn to be stitched on black fabric. It faces you with its ear tufts up: two round red eyes set in gray hollows, a gray wing folded at each side of a white breast, and a gray branch under its feet. The pupils and the beak are not stitched: they are the black cloth showing through. There is no outline. Full crosses only. It is 39 by 40 stitches and uses three thread colors.

39 stitches wide by 40 high: 987 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Very Light Pearl Gray 762, Light Steel Gray 318, Red 321).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.5 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.8 × 2.9	7.1 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.4 × 2.5	6.2 × 6.3
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.2	5.5 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 1.8	4.5 × 4.6

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

Shown on black fabric, the cloth this design is for.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 762 Very Light Pearl Gray	514	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	417	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	56	Find it

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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.