Stitch Puzzle

Owl on a branch at nightFree cross-stitch pattern

Owl on a branch at night is a cross-stitch pattern of 29 × 28 stitches from the Night Sky album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 6 DMC colours and 487 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 898 Coffee Brown Vy Dk covers the most cells, 186 stitches (38% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 729 Old Gold Medium, with 12 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 2.1 × 2.0 in (5.3 × 5.1 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 7 × 6 in (16 × 16 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
29 × 28
Colours
6 DMC
14-count Aida
2.1 × 2.0 in
Hoop
4 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Owl on a branch at night 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 Owl on a branch at night: a 29 by 28 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 487 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●898Coffee Brown Vy Dk186
■434Brown Light137
▲677Old Gold Vy Lt111
◆413Pewter Gray Dark24
★3812Sea Green Vy Dk17
♥729Old Gold Medium12

Finished size: 2.1 × 2.0 in (5.3 × 5.1 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Owl on a branch at night is picture 173 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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