Stitch Puzzle

Sleepy kittenFree cross-stitch pattern

Sleepy kitten is a cross-stitch pattern of 27 × 21 stitches from the Bedtime Stories album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 7 DMC colours and 396 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 3853 Autumn Gold Dk covers the most cells, 102 stitches (26% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 3857 Rosewood Dark, with 12 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 1.9 × 1.5 in (4.9 × 3.8 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (16 × 14 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
27 × 21
Colours
7 DMC
14-count Aida
1.9 × 1.5 in
Hoop
4 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Sleepy kitten 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 Sleepy kitten: a 27 by 21 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 396 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●3853Autumn Gold Dk102
■3772Desert Sand Vy Dk86
▲739Tan Ult Vy Lt80
◆3371Black Brown62
★733Olive Green Md40
♥550Violet Very Dark14
✚3857Rosewood Dark12

Finished size: 1.9 × 1.5 in (4.9 × 3.8 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Sleepy kitten is picture 411 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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