Yawning kitten cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Animal · A tabby kitten caught mid-yawn, from a photo.

Yawning kitten cross stitch chart, 120 by 114 stitches, 27 colors, DMC 3072, 414, 152, 644, 779, 169, White, 3860, 3024, 3032, 939, 822, 08, 928, 3799, 3047, 07, 842, 762, 3861, 317, 422, 648, 168, 310, 02, 223

stitches: 120 × 114
DMC colors: 27
on 14-count: 8.6 × 8.1 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 pink mouth and tongue are the fun part. Stitch them and the dark stripes first, then the pale fur and whiskers around them.

Made from a picture by Erik-Jan Leusink (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	3072	Beaver Gray Vy Lt	167	1
⊠	414	Steel Gray Dk	155	1
⌂	152	Shell Pink Med Light	130	1
■	644	Beige Gray Med	1484	1
□	779	Cocoa Dark	485	1
▣	169	Pewter Light	239	1
▬	White	White	363	1
▮	3860	Cocoa	309	1
▲	3024	Brown Gray Vy Lt	1145	1
△	3032	Mocha Brown Med	396	1
◆	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	809	1
◇	822	Beige Gray Light	525	1
◉	08	Driftwood Dark	187	1
○	928	Gray Green Vy Lt	569	1
●	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	2228	2
◐	3047	Yellow Beige Lt	265	1
◧	07	Driftwood	242	1
★	842	Beige Brown Vy Lt	802	1
☆	762	Pearl Gray Vy Lt	400	1
♣	3861	Cocoa Light	306	1
♥	317	Pewter Gray	617	1
✓	422	Hazelnut Brown Lt	105	1
✖	648	Beaver Gray Lt	712	1
✚	168	Pewter Very Light	742	1
✱	310	Black	32	1
⬡	02	Tin	123	1
⬢	223	Shell Pink Light	143	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 × 8.1 in (21.8 × 20.7 cm)	14.6 × 14.1 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 7.1 in (19.1 × 18.1 cm)	13.5 × 13.1 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 6.3 in (16.9 × 16.1 cm)	12.7 × 12.3 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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