By Cross Stitch Library · September 20, 2026
A badger dressed as a woodland wizard in a leafy pointed hat and patchwork cloak, satchel in hand — a richly detailed fantasy-forest character design.
Your pattern is at the end of this page, right after the stitching guide below.
A badger stands cloaked in patchwork earth tones, its wizard hat woven from twigs, dried berries, and autumn leaves rather than the usual pointed felt. The design is tall and narrow — nearly twice as high as it is wide — so it stitches up as a striking vertical portrait rather than a square scene.
This is a fantasy-forest character piece for anyone drawn to the “woodland creature as a small wise wizard” archetype — good for a study, a reading nook, or alongside other fantasy-themed decor. The badger’s distinctive black-and-white face markings are kept crisp against the earthy cloak, so the character reads clearly even at a glance. It pairs well with our Fawn Shaman with Staff and Wee Celtic Druid as a set of three small woodland spellcasters. For the same animal off duty, see Badger’s Spiced Brew, a badger hugging a mug of spiced cider, or the Badger Carrying a Peony Blossom for a spring version; all three are compared in our badger pattern round-up.
DMC 310 (Black) covers 3,996 of the 17,851 total stitches, almost entirely in the badger’s signature face stripes — get that section right and the rest of the piece reads correctly even if the cloak’s seven-shade brown gradient (839, 3032, 3862, 838, 840, 3772, 437) blends slightly imprecisely, since viewers’ eyes go straight to the face first.
Start with the black facial stripes before anything else, even though they’re not at the top of the chart — they’re the visual anchor of the whole design, and having them locked in first gives you a fixed reference point for keeping the tall, narrow 129 x 224 grid aligned as you work down through the cloak. See our pixel art cross-stitch guide for more on this style, or our framing your finished piece guide for tips on mounting an unusually tall, narrow piece like this one.
Choose your paper size and color or black & white, then download the The Woodland Badger Wizard PDF chart and thread list — free, no sign-up.
