Blue dragonfly over a pond with cattails cross stitch pattern

50 × 52 stitches 9 colors 3.6 × 3.7 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 × 10 in (the design is 3.6 × 3.7 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 311 Medium Navy 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 blue dragonfly with white wings hovers over a strip of pond water beside two brown cattails and green reeds, one of them bent over in an arch.

50 stitches wide by 52 high: 1,302 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Baby Blue 3755, Winter White 3865 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.7	11.5 × 12.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.7	9.1 × 9.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.3	7.9 × 8.3
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.9	7.1 × 7.3
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.4	5.8 × 6.0

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	436	Find it
X	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	246	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	158	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	128	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	104	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	96	Find it
◆	DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	56	Find it
=	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	51	Find it
★	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	27	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.