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Dinosaur cross stitch pattern

A long-necked dinosaur in bright green with a pale belly — friendly enough for a kid's bedroom door.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 97
DMC colors: 3
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Dinosaur 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
G	DMC 702	Kelly Green	91	1
L	DMC 3348	Yellow Green Light	5	1
K	DMC 310	Black	1	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	1.5″ × 1.5″	1.1″ × 1.1″	1.0″ × 1.0″	0.9″ × 0.9″
In cm	3.7 × 3.7	2.9 × 2.9	2.5 × 2.5	2.3 × 2.3

One stitcher's note

The neck rises from the back in a staircase — count each step or the neck leans too far forward. The three legs are the same two-column shape, so stitch them in a single pass.

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