Stitch Puzzle

Mechanical beetleFree cross-stitch pattern

Mechanical beetle is a cross-stitch pattern of 26 × 25 stitches from the Little Inventors album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 5 DMC colours and 329 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 898 Coffee Brown Vy Dk covers the most cells, 134 stitches (41% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 777 Raspberry Very Dark, with 28 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 1.9 × 1.8 in (4.7 × 4.5 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
26 × 25
Colours
5 DMC
14-count Aida
1.9 × 1.8 in
Hoop
4 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Mechanical beetle 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 Mechanical beetle: a 26 by 25 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 329 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●898Coffee Brown Vy Dk134
■726Topaz Light70
▲906Parrot Green Md49
◆700Green Bright48
★777Raspberry Very Dark28

Finished size: 1.9 × 1.8 in (4.7 × 4.5 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Mechanical beetle is picture 802 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.

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