Cross stitch portrait of a Bengal cat face with orange and brown tabby markings, white muzzle, and amber eyes on a dark background.

Bengal Cat

CatsIntermediate9 coloursAbout 4 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

This beautiful cross stitch pattern captures the bold, vivid markings of a Bengal cat in close-up portrait style, showcasing its rich orange and brown tabby stripes, alert amber eyes, and proud, symmetrical face in wonderful detail.

Whether you are a devoted cat lover or simply drawn to striking animal portraits, this design stitches up into a piece well worth framing. It also makes a truly thoughtful gift for anyone who shares their home with a much-loved Bengal.

  • Animal
  • Bengal
  • Breed
  • Cat
  • Domestic
  • Pet

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Pattern details

Size count
90 × 100
Colours
9
Stitches
5,075
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch6.4 × 7.1 in16.3 × 18.1 cm
16 per inch5.6 × 6.3 in14.3 × 15.9 cm
18 per inch5 × 5.6 in12.7 × 14.1 cm

Thread shopping list

9 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
5.1 m(1,192 stitch)310Black
3.6 m(848 stitch)3853Autumn Gold Dark
2.5 m(579 stitch)221Shell Pink Very Dark
2.1 m(493 stitch)951Tawny Light
2 m(471 stitch)154Grape Very Dark
1.9 m(436 stitch)333Blue Violet Very Dark
1.8 m(428 stitch)356Terra Cotta Medium
1.8 m(426 stitch)224Shell Pink Very Light
87 cm(202 stitch)3840Lavender Blue Light

CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.

These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.

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