Stitch Puzzle

Red squirrel with acornFree cross-stitch pattern

Red squirrel with acorn is a cross-stitch pattern of 32 × 33 stitches from the Forest Friends album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 3 DMC colours and 787 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 301 Mahogany Med covers the most cells, 320 stitches (41% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 677 Old Gold Vy Lt, with 224 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 2.3 × 2.4 in (5.8 × 6.0 cm) and fits a 5-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 7 × 7 in (16 × 17 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
32 × 33
Colours
3 DMC
14-count Aida
2.3 × 2.4 in
Hoop
5 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Red squirrel with acorn 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 Red squirrel with acorn: a 32 by 33 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 787 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●301Mahogany Med320
■898Coffee Brown Vy Dk243
▲677Old Gold Vy Lt224

Finished size: 2.3 × 2.4 in (5.8 × 6.0 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Red squirrel with acorn is picture 125 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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