Blue hydrangeas in a jug with a seashell and a starfish cross stitch pattern

64 × 59 stitches 9 colors 4.6 × 4.2 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.6 × 4.2 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 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest Green

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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

Three round blue hydrangea heads crowded into a white jug standing in a strip of pale yellow sand, with a white scallop shell on the left and a coral pink starfish on the right. Each head is a dome of small pale blue florets on mid blue with pale yellow middles and dark blue shade; the middle head stands highest, behind the other two. A broad green leaf lies out to the left. The jug has a blue rim, one blue band and a loop handle. The shell is a fan with coral ribs. Dark brown outline; the sand has none. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 59 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 59 high: 2,244 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 5.4	14.8 × 13.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 4.2	11.6 × 10.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 3.7	10.2 × 9.4
18-count Aida	3.6 × 3.3	9.0 × 8.3
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.7	7.4 × 6.8

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 322 Dark Baby Blue	567	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	367	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	355	Find it
+	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	316	Find it
■	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	202	Find it
O	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	167	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	112	Find it
=	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	101	Find it
★	DMC 989 Forest Green	57	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.