Curling ocean wave with a white foam crest cross stitch pattern

51 × 30 stitches 5 colors 3.6 × 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.6 × 2.1 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 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique 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

One ocean wave at the moment it breaks, seen from the side. The back of the wave climbs in steps out of a flat strip of sea, the crest turns white, and the lip curls forward and down over a round, open hollow. The water is a mid blue that pales in two bands toward the inside of the curl, and four pale streaks of light lie on the sea. A dark blue outline runs round the wave and the sea, and the hollow under the curl is left as bare fabric. The crest is stitched in white, so it shows best on a natural or colored fabric. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 30 stitches and uses five thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 30 high: 753 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Medium Navy Blue 311, Baby Blue 3755 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 2.7	11.8 × 6.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.1	9.3 × 5.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 1.9	8.1 × 4.8
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.7	7.2 × 4.2
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.4	5.9 × 3.5

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	364	Find it
X	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	167	Find it
▲	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	80	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	79	Find it
■	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	63	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.