Baby alligator hatching from an egg cross stitch pattern

21 × 29 stitches 4 colors 1.5 × 2.1 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 8 × 9 in (the design is 1.5 × 2.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A baby alligator hatching from a white egg. Its green head pokes out of the top in side view, facing right: a long flat snout with a row of six white teeth along the shut mouth, a dark eye with a white glint, and a pale yellow lower jaw. Below the head its green shoulders and pale yellow chest show behind the broken shell, whose edge is a dark zigzag across the egg. The egg is a plain white oval. Dark brown outline. A small piece for a baby card or a gift tag. Full crosses only. It is 21 by 29 stitches and uses four thread colors.

21 stitches wide by 29 high: 462 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.9 × 2.6	4.8 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.5 × 2.1	3.8 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.3 × 1.8	3.3 × 4.6
18-count Aida	1.2 × 1.6	3.0 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger	1.0 × 1.3	2.4 × 3.3

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 3865 Winter White	171	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	146	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	104	Find it
+	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	41	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.