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Baby Dragon Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)

A friendly baby dragon sitting on its back feet, with a cream belly, orange spikes down its back, little horns and a curled tail. It is an original design for fans of fantasy stories and games.

Size38 × 33
Colors8
Stitches634
LevelIntermediate

About this pattern

The design is 38 stitches wide and 33 stitches high, with 634 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors: Yellow Green Medium (3347), Hunter Green (3346), Hunter Green Dark (3345), Winter White (3865), Pumpkin Light (970), Pine Green (3364), Black Brown (3371), White (Blanc). It is rated intermediate.

Finished size

FabricFinished sizeMetric
11-count3.5 × 3.0 in8.8 × 7.6 cm
14-count2.7 × 2.4 in6.9 × 6.0 cm
16-count2.4 × 2.1 in6.0 × 5.2 cm
18-count2.1 × 1.8 in5.4 × 4.7 cm

Ideas for using it

  • Kids' room hoop
  • Gift for a fantasy reader or gamer
  • Patch for a backpack

Stitching tips

  • Stitch the dark green outline first: it holds the whole shape together.
  • Fill the cream belly before the green around it.
  • Swap the greens for 3810 and 3809 to make a blue dragon.

This pattern is free for personal use. You may sell a few finished pieces you stitched yourself; please do not share or sell the chart file. See the terms.

Baby Dragon cross stitch finished in a wooden embroidery hoop with DMC thread skeins
How it looks stitched on Aida fabric (digital mockup).

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