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Ginger Cat cross stitch pattern

A sitting ginger cat in six DMC colors, small enough to finish in an evening or two.

Chart: 20 × 18
Stitches: 280
DMC colors: 6
On 14-count: 1.4″ × 1.3″

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Ginger Cat 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
X	DMC 922	Copper Light	212	1
O	DMC 720	Orange Spice Dark	10	1
+	DMC 3326	Rose Light	8	1
#	DMC 310	Black	16	1
*	DMC 702	Kelly Green	6	1
=	DMC 3865	Winter White	28	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″ × 1.6″	1.4″ × 1.3″	1.3″ × 1.1″	1.1″ × 1.0″
In cm	4.6 × 4.2	3.6 × 3.3	3.2 × 2.9	2.8 × 2.5

One stitcher's note

The eyes are the whole portrait: two stitches of dark against the face. Keep the catchlight — if you tidy the chart, do not let the eye become a single dark block.

First chart? The beginner's guide covers supplies and your first stitches, and how to read a pattern explains the symbols. For a portrait of a cat of your own, see pet portrait patterns.

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