Year Of The Dog

This PDF pattern is for the design of the Chinese Zodiac Sign The Dog. The design includes a dog design along with the Chinese name for the sign done as both a design as well as the name stitched out. The design also includes the Wuxing (one of the 5 elements) for The Year Of The Dog sign, which Earthly Branch the sign is part of and that the sign is and Yang sign. Also included in the design are the years that The Year Of The Dog falls on and what element each year is, what some of the lucky numbers, colours, directions and flowers for the Dog. 

The design is designed on a pale yellow aida that helps each of the elements of the design stand out. It can be done on either a 16 count aida or a 14 count aida whichever size is preferred, the main parts being the dog and symbol design are to be stitched with 2 or 3 strands of the thread depending on the count size of the aida chosen. 

Sizing for the design is as follows:

For 16 count aida the size will be for inches: width 7.25 and height 4.81.

For centimeters the size will be: width 18.42 and height 12.22.

For 14 count aida the size will be for inches: width 8.29 and height 5.5.

For centimeters: width 21.05 and height 13.97.

The total stitch count will also be 8,932