Stitch Puzzle

Dino egg crackingFree cross-stitch pattern

Dino egg cracking is a cross-stitch pattern of 28 × 35 stitches from the Dino Land album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 5 DMC colours and 747 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 3078 Golden Yellow Vy Lt covers the most cells, 271 stitches (36% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 3808 Turquoise Ult Vy Dk, with 68 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 2.0 × 2.5 in (5.1 × 6.3 cm) and fits a 5-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 7 in (16 × 17 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
28 × 35
Colours
5 DMC
14-count Aida
2.0 × 2.5 in
Hoop
5 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Dino egg cracking finished in cross stitch on Aida cloth
The finished picture, stitched

The printable chart

One square is one cross stitch. Bold lines mark every 10 stitches and the red arrows mark the centre, where most stitchers start. Download the full-size chart (PNG) or print this page.

Cross-stitch chart for Dino egg cracking: a 28 by 35 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 747 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●3078Golden Yellow Vy Lt271
■989Forest Green214
▲986Forest Green Vy Dk117
◆3826Golden Brown77
★3808Turquoise Ult Vy Dk68

Finished size: 2.0 × 2.5 in (5.1 × 6.3 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Dino egg cracking is picture 189 of 816 in Stitch Puzzle. Send thread spools round the hoop to pull the stitches out in the right order, and the game gives you this chart when you win.

Free to play, with optional purchases.

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