Hedgehog Shows Its Hoop: Free Cross Stitch Pattern

A smiling hedgehog raising a paw while holding a hoop with three flowers.

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A smiling hedgehog raising a paw while holding a hoop with three flowers. Digital preview of the free cross stitch chart beside its symbol key. — Hedgehog Shows Its Hoop. 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: 73 × 80 stitches
Stitched bounds: 73 × 80 stitches
Stitches / colors: 4,027 / 14
Difficulty: Intermediate
Stitch types: Full cross stitches only
Design size on 14 ct, over 1: 5.21 × 5.71 in (13.2 × 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.

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A smiling hedgehog raising a paw while holding a hoop with three flowers. 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.

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	677	Old Gold Very Light	1054
B	801	Coffee Brown Dark	1181
C	349	Coral Dark	82
D	972	Canary Deep	80
E	806	Peacock Blue Dark	81
F	436	Tan	143
G	3340	Apricot Medium	25
H	3371	Black Brown	125
J	3855	Autumn Gold Light	346
K	3863	Mocha Beige Medium	69
L	938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	417
M	869	Hazelnut Brown Very Dark	37
N	402	Mahogany Very Light	40
P	3823	Yellow Ultra Pale	347

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