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Unicorn cross stitch pattern

A unicorn head in profile — white face, gold horn, pink mane — the motif every market stall gets asked for.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 100
DMC colors: 4
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Unicorn 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
W	DMC White	White	62	1
Y	DMC 972	Canary Deep	6	1
M	DMC 3608	Plum Very Light	30	1
K	DMC 310	Black	2	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 horn and ear sit two stitches apart; do not let them merge into one lump. Work the pink mane after the white neck so stray pink fibers cannot shadow through the pale fill.

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