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Crocodile with its jaws wide open in the river cross stitch pattern

63 × 29 stitches 6 colors 4.5 × 2.1 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 × 9 in (the design is 4.5 × 2.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle
Tapestry, size 24
Thread
6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

See the thread list ↓

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

  • DMC 989 Forest Green
  • DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
  • DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
  • DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
  • DMC 3346 Hunter Green
  • DMC 3865 Winter White

Want to make it yours? opens this chart in the pattern maker, where every stitch can be changed too. Or download it just as it is.

Count 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.

About this pattern

A crocodile rising out of the river with its jaws wide open, seen from the side and facing left. The long upper jaw is thrown up and the lower jaw lies level on the water, with a row of single white teeth along each (nine above, eight below) and salmon pink inside the mouth. The eye sits in a bump at the back of the head, and the darker green back floats behind with three low square bumps before the tail slides under. A band of blue water with five white ripples runs along the bottom; the animal meets the water with no outline between them, and the rest has a dark brown outline.

63 stitches wide by 29 high: 899 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Forest Green 989, Dark Baby Blue 322, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
FabricInchesCentimeters
11-count Aida5.7 × 2.614.5 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two4.5 × 2.111.4 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two3.9 × 1.810.0 × 4.6
18-count Aida3.5 × 1.68.9 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger2.9 × 1.37.3 × 3.3

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

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Crocodile with its jaws wide open in the river

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Fit
Thread list & pattern notes

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SymbolThreadStitchesBuy
●DMC 989 Forest Green309Find it
XDMC 322 Dark Baby Blue291Find it
▲DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown127Find it
+DMC 3712 Medium Salmon78Find it
■DMC 3346 Hunter Green56Find it
ODMC 3865 Winter White38Find 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.