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Bumblebee cross stitch pattern

A plump bumblebee with yellow and black stripes, a black head and two small white wings.

Chart: 20 × 14
Stitches: 122
DMC colors: 4
On 14-count: 1.4″ × 1.0″

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Bumblebee cross stitch pattern stitched preview

The symbol chart

This is the chart you stitch from: one symbol per DMC color, bold lines every ten stitches. Print it, or keep this page open while you work.

Thread key

Stitch counts per color and the skeins to buy on 14-count Aida with two strands.

Symbol	DMC	Color	Stitches	Skeins
B	DMC 310	Black	55	1
Y	DMC 444	Lemon Dark	42	1
W	DMC B5200	Snow White	13	1
g	DMC 318	Steel Gray Light	12	1

Finished size

Stitches divided by your fabric count. Cut the fabric with about 3 inches spare on every side.

Fabric	11-count	14-count	16-count	18-count
Size	1.8″ × 1.3″	1.4″ × 1.0″	1.3″ × 0.9″	1.1″ × 0.8″
In cm	4.6 × 3.2	3.6 × 2.5	3.2 × 2.2	2.8 × 2.0

One stitcher's note

Do the black head and stripes first so the yellow fills in cleanly between them. The wings are white with a grey edge — on white fabric that grey outline is what keeps them visible.

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