Common loon on a lake at sunset, round cross stitch pattern

61 × 61 stitches 9 colors 4.4 × 4.4 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 4.4 × 4.4 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 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 310 Black
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 500 Very Dark Blue Green
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 321 Red

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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 round scene for a hoop: a common loon on a lake at sunset. The loon floats in the middle of pale blue water, facing right: black, with a red eye, a long straight bill, a band of short white stripes round its neck, a white breast and a back checkered with white. Behind it a dark green line of five fir trees runs along the far shore, and half a pale yellow sun sits on the shore between them under an orange sky that is paler at the top. Four short lines of pale yellow sunlight lie on the water below the sun, and six darker blue ripples below the bird.

61 stitches wide by 61 high: 2,933 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Black 310, Dark Autumn Gold 3853 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.5	14.1 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.4 × 4.4	11.1 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.8	9.7 × 9.7
18-count Aida	3.4 × 3.4	8.6 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	2.8 × 2.8	7.0 × 7.0

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 3755 Baby Blue	1,528	Find it
X	DMC 310 Black	400	Find it
▲	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	331	Find it
+	DMC 500 Very Dark Blue Green	204	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	150	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	140	Find it
◆	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	128	Find it
=	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	48	Find it
★	DMC 321 Red	4	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.