Highland cow cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Animal · A shaggy Highland cow on a sandy coast, from a photo.

Highland cow cross stitch chart, 120 by 69 stitches, 26 colors, DMC 3787, 779, 22, Ecru, 676, 3371, 841, 402, 154, 739, 3047, 451, 437, 902, 822, 371, 613, 543, 3827, 722, 3046, 791, 738, 644, 728, 3740

stitches: 120 × 69
DMC colors: 26
on 14-count: 8.6 × 4.9 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 shaggy orange-brown coat is the star. Stitch the cow first, then the pale sand and sky, which are only a few colors.

Made from a picture by Elias Carlsson (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	3787	Brown Gray Dark	102	1
⊠	779	Cocoa Dark	101	1
⌂	22	Alizarin	46	1
■	Ecru	Ecru	1054	1
□	676	Old Gold Lt	228	1
▣	3371	Black Brown	112	1
▬	841	Beige Brown Lt	183	1
▮	402	Mahogany Vy Lt	172	1
▲	154	Grape Very Dark	876	1
△	739	Tan Ult Vy Lt	229	1
◆	3047	Yellow Beige Lt	810	1
◇	451	Shell Gray Dark	197	1
◉	437	Tan Light	103	1
○	902	Garnet Very Dark	286	1
●	822	Beige Gray Light	1176	1
◐	371	Mustard	158	1
◧	613	Drab Brown V Lt	128	1
★	543	Beige Brown Ult Vy Lt	515	1
☆	3827	Golden Brown Pale	191	1
♣	722	Orange Spice Light	162	1
♥	3046	Yellow Beige Md	315	1
✓	791	Cornflower Blue V D	39	1
✖	738	Tan Very Light	471	1
✚	644	Beige Gray Med	479	1
⬡	728	Topaz	51	1
⬢	3740	Antique Violet Dark	96	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	8.6 × 4.9 in (21.8 × 12.5 cm)	14.6 × 10.9 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 4.3 in (19.1 × 11.0 cm)	13.5 × 10.3 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 3.8 in (16.9 × 9.7 cm)	12.7 × 9.8 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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