Fairytale castle with two white swans on the moat cross stitch pattern

56 × 63 stitches 8 colors 4.0 × 4.5 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 × 11 in (the design is 4.0 × 4.5 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 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
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 gray stone castle rising straight out of a blue moat where two white swans meet face to face. The castle has a tall keep with battlements, an arched wooden gate, a narrow window and an orange pennant on a pole, and a lower tower at each side under an orange cone roof, joined to the keep by short walls. The swans are a mirrored pair with long curved necks and orange bills, and short darker ripples lie on the water around them. The moat is a rounded pool of pale blue. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 56 by 63 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

56 stitches wide by 63 high: 2,169 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pearl Gray 415 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.1 × 5.7	12.9 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.0 × 4.5	10.2 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.5 × 3.9	8.9 × 10.0
18-count Aida	3.1 × 3.5	7.9 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.9	6.5 × 7.3

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 3755 Baby Blue	730	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	583	Find it
▲	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	399	Find it
+	DMC 921 Copper	162	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	158	Find it
O	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	53	Find it
◆	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	44	Find it
=	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	40	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.