Cat and Houseplant: Free Cross Stitch Pattern

A calico kitten with amber irises beside a potted plant with one broad heart-shaped leaf.

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A calico kitten with amber irises beside a potted plant with one broad heart-shaped leaf. Digital preview of the free cross stitch chart beside its symbol key. — Cat and Houseplant. 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: 80 × 79 stitches
Stitched bounds: 80 × 79 stitches
Stitches / colors: 4,159 / 11
Difficulty: Easy
Stitch types: Full cross stitches only
Design size on 14 ct, over 1: 5.71 × 5.64 in (14.5 × 14.3 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 Cat and Houseplant. Open the complete 80 by 79 stitch chart.

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A calico kitten with amber irises beside a potted plant with one broad heart-shaped leaf. 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	Blanc	White	1409
B	3799	Pewter Gray Very Dark	420
C	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	392
D	3346	Hunter Green	578
E	760	Salmon	137
F	3046	Yellow Beige Medium	354
G	898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	372
H	470	Avocado Grn Light	126
J	3371	Black Brown	285
K	739	Tan Ultra Very Light	68
L	783	Topaz Medium	18

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