Baby elephant sitting with a red heart cross stitch pattern

33 × 33 stitches 5 colors 2.4 × 2.4 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.4 × 2.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 gray baby elephant sitting and facing you with a big red heart on its lap, the tip of its trunk resting in the dip of the heart. It has two large ears with pink insides, two dark eyes with a white glint in each, and the soles of its two feet showing at the bottom corners, each with a pink pad and two white toenails. A dark brown outline runs round the elephant; the heart is plain red with no outline. Apart from the eye glints, the left side mirrors the right. Full crosses only. It is 33 by 33 stitches and uses five thread colors.

33 stitches wide by 33 high: 869 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.0 × 3.0	7.6 × 7.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.4 × 2.4	6.0 × 6.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.1 × 2.1	5.2 × 5.2
18-count Aida	1.8 × 1.8	4.7 × 4.7
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.5	3.8 × 3.8

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 318 Light Steel Gray	517	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	185	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	85	Find it
+	DMC 761 Light Salmon	76	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	6	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.