White wooden beehive with two bees cross stitch pattern

61 × 39 stitches 5 colors 4.4 × 2.8 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 4.4 × 2.8 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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 beehive with two bees flying beside it. The hive is a stack of three white boxes, each flaring over the one below, under a pale blue gabled roof, with a dark doorway slot at its foot and two short legs standing on a strip of green grass; it is shaded pale blue down the right side. One gold and dark brown striped bee flies low at the left and one high at the right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 61 by 39 stitches and uses five thread colors.

61 stitches wide by 39 high: 1,082 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Very Light Antique Blue 3752 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 3.5	14.1 × 9.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.4 × 2.8	11.1 × 7.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 2.4	9.7 × 6.2
18-count Aida	3.4 × 2.2	8.6 × 5.5
22-count Hardanger	2.8 × 1.8	7.0 × 4.5

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	342	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	311	Find it
▲	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	235	Find it
+	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	116	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	78	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.