Two blue seahorses: a baby seahorse and its parent cross stitch pattern

43 × 49 stitches 5 colors 3.1 × 3.5 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 3.1 × 3.5 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 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
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

Two blue seahorses in side view, both upright and facing right: a large one, and a small one swimming just in front of it under its snout, like a parent and its baby. Each has a long snout, a dark eye with a white glint, a pointed crest on top of its head, a pale blue fin on its back striped in darker blue, and a pale blue band down its belly crossed by navy ridges. The large one's tail curls round into a spiral; the small one's curls forward into a hook. The two do not touch. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 49 stitches and uses five thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 49 high: 937 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Baby Blue 3755 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 4.5	9.9 × 11.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 3.5	7.8 × 8.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 3.1	6.8 × 7.8
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.7	6.1 × 6.9
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.2	5.0 × 5.7

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	556	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	272	Find it
▲	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	86	Find it
+	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	21	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	2	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.