Owl at Dusk: Free Cross Stitch Pattern

A brown owl with golden eyes on a branch against a violet sky and crescent.

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A brown owl with golden eyes on a branch against a violet sky and crescent. Digital preview of the free cross stitch chart beside its symbol key. — Owl at Dusk. Digital stitched-look preview rendered from the downloadable chart. Free PDF; no signup or payment. Colors are uncalibrated estimates.

Your chart at a glance

Full chart grid: 68 × 80 stitches
Stitched bounds: 68 × 80 stitches
Stitches / colors: 4,411 / 11
Difficulty: Easy
Stitch types: Full cross stitches only
Design size on 14 ct, over 1: 4.86 × 5.71 in (12.3 × 14.5 cm)

Design size describes the stitched bounds, not cloth cut size. The chart grid includes blank layout margins. Add finishing margins with the fabric calculator.

A readable symbol chart

The PDF includes a digital preview, a DMC color key with stitch counts and estimated thread amounts, center marks, numbered grid lines and clearly marked page overlaps. Both A4 and US Letter downloads are ready above.

Detail of the free symbol chart for Owl at Dusk. Open the complete 68 by 80 stitch chart.

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A brown owl with golden eyes on a branch against a violet sky and crescent. Digital preview of the free cross stitch chart. — Clean digital art preview of the same chart. Download free art PNG.

Prepare your materials

Start with 14 ct Aida and 2 strands of embroidery floss. Use the thread key below and a needle suited to your cloth. Check pale threads against your chosen fabric before starting; dark outlines help keep the light details readable.

Work the beak, eye and tail from the symbol key before filling larger feather areas. Keep the light cheek or breast markings separate from the dark wing when choosing substitute colors.

From download to stitches

Choose the free A4 or US Letter PDF. No account, email or payment is required.
Print at Actual size / 100%. The printed grid is for counting; it is not a fabric-scale cutting template.
Find the center marks, then work from the symbol key. Blank cells stay unstitched. Count repeated overlap rows only once.
For a digital tracker, choose Start stitching above. The editor explains chart storage before you save a private tracker link.

Thread key

Symbol	DMC	Color	Full stitches
A	823	Navy Blue Dark	1953
B	742	Tangerine Light	94
C	801	Coffee Brown Dark	401
D	310	Black	209
E	3045	Yellow Beige Dark	453
F	739	Tan Ultra Very Light	84
G	938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	226
H	3046	Yellow Beige Medium	181
J	3862	Mocha Beige Dark	511
K	3031	Mocha Brown Very Dark	204
L	898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	95

Free to use: CC0 original artwork

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