Birthday frog in a party hat holding two balloons cross stitch pattern

43 × 40 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 2.9 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.1 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue

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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 green frog sitting square to the front at a party. It wears a blue cone party hat with a gold band and a gold pom-pom between two big white eyes with square dark pupils, has a wide mouth line and a pale green belly, and holds its arms straight out with a balloon on a string in each fist: a red balloon on the left and a gold one on the right, each with a small white shine and a knot. Its thighs are folded out at the sides over feet with three toes. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 40 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 40 high: 1,089 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989, Medium Topaz 783 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 3.6	9.9 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 2.9	7.8 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.5	6.8 × 6.3
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.2	6.1 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 1.8	5.0 × 4.6

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	346	Find it
X	DMC 989 Forest Green	327	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	136	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	113	Find it
■	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	68	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	68	Find it
◆	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	31	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.