Barn owl cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Animal · A barn owl with its heart-shaped face, from a photo.

Barn owl cross stitch chart, 115 by 120 stitches, 26 colors, DMC 840, 640, 310, 936, 01, White, 762, 3023, 935, 3774, 648, 3024, 945, 3790, 453, 3866, 646, 647, 937, 838, 3022, 3371, 934, 168, 632, 422

stitches: 115 × 120
DMC colors: 26
on 14-count: 8.2 × 8.6 in

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For when you have a few projects behind you: many colors and soft shading, made from a picture. Free to stitch for yourself, as a gift, or to sell the finished piece.

Stitching tip: The face is many soft whites and creams. Stitch the dark eyes first as anchors, then build the face outwards from them.

Made from a picture by Doug Swinson (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	840	Beige Brown Med	194	1
⊠	640	Beige Gray Vy Dk	172	1
⌂	310	Black	62	1
■	936	Avocado Grn V Dk	1480	1
□	01	White Tin	606	1
▣	White	White	221	1
▬	762	Pearl Gray Vy Lt	306	1
▮	3023	Brown Gray Light	287	1
▲	935	Avocado Green Dk	1347	1
△	3774	Desert Sand Vy Lt	547	1
◆	648	Beaver Gray Lt	1318	1
◇	3024	Brown Gray Vy Lt	388	1
◉	945	Tawny	203	1
○	3790	Beige Gray Ult Dk	314	1
●	453	Shell Gray Light	1663	1
◐	3866	Mocha Brn Ult Vy Lt	235	1
◧	646	Beaver Gray Dk	227	1
★	647	Beaver Gray Med	1049	1
☆	937	Avocado Green Md	310	1
♣	838	Beige Brown Vy Dk	249	1
♥	3022	Brown Gray Med	635	1
✓	3371	Black Brown	60	1
✖	934	Avocado Grn Black	812	1
✚	168	Pewter Very Light	817	1
⬡	632	Desert Sand Ult Vy Dk	138	1
⬢	422	Hazelnut Brown Lt	160	1

Finished size

How big it comes out on each Aida count. The cut size adds 3 inches on every side so the fabric fits the hoop.

Fabric	Finished	Cut
14-count Aida	8.2 × 8.6 in (20.9 × 21.8 cm)	14.2 × 14.6 in
16-count Aida	7.2 × 7.5 in (18.3 × 19.1 cm)	13.2 × 13.5 in
18-count Aida	6.4 × 6.7 in (16.2 × 16.9 cm)	12.4 × 12.7 in

How to stitch it

Fold the fabric in half both ways to find the middle, match it to the center of the chart, and work outward. Each square is one full cross in 2 strands of floss.

Thread key

Finished size

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