Baby sea turtle crawling up the beach to the sea cross stitch pattern

37 × 53 stitches 8 colors 2.6 × 3.8 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 × 10 in (the design is 2.6 × 3.8 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold

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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 sea turtle seen from straight above, crawling up a sandy beach to the sea. The hatchling is in the middle of the sand with its head toward the water: a dark green shell tiled with pale seams inside a pale rim, a big head with two dark eyes, two long front flippers held out to the sides, two short hind flippers and a small pointed tail. Behind it two rows of short gold dashes mark its flipper tracks. Across the top are a band of turquoise sea with two white streaks and a scalloped edge of white foam.

37 stitches wide by 53 high: 1,961 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Turquoise 597, Forest Green 989 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.4 × 4.8	8.5 × 12.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 3.8	6.7 × 9.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 3.3	5.9 × 8.4
18-count Aida	2.1 × 2.9	5.2 × 7.5
22-count Hardanger	1.7 × 2.4	4.3 × 6.1

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 3822 Light Straw	1,074	Find it
X	DMC 597 Turquoise	210	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	178	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	142	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	126	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	105	Find it
◆	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	102	Find it
=	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	24	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.