Coral reef bookmark with two tropical fish cross stitch pattern

25 × 64 stitches 9 colors 1.8 × 4.6 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 8 × 11 in (the design is 1.8 × 4.6 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 598 Light Turquoise
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
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

A short bookmark with a slice of coral reef: at the foot a red branch coral stands on pale sand, above it an orange fish and a blue fish with yellow fins and tails swim past each other, and two white bubbles rise at the top. The water is pale turquoise inside a darker turquoise edge, and the whole strip is stitched. The fish and the coral have a dark brown outline. At 64 stitches it is about 4.6 inches long on 14 count. Full crosses only. It is 25 by 64 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

25 stitches wide by 64 high: 1,600 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Light Turquoise 598, Turquoise 597, Light Straw 3822 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.3 × 5.8	5.8 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.8 × 4.6	4.5 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.6 × 4.0	4.0 × 10.2
18-count Aida	1.4 × 3.6	3.5 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	1.1 × 2.9	2.9 × 7.4

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 598 Light Turquoise	885	Find it
X	DMC 597 Turquoise	174	Find it
▲	DMC 3822 Light Straw	153	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	136	Find it
■	DMC 350 Medium Coral	72	Find it
O	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	47	Find it
◆	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	47	Find it
=	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	44	Find it
★	DMC 3865 Winter White	42	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.