Dolphin swimming under the sea with seaweed and sand cross stitch pattern

62 × 52 stitches 9 colors 4.4 × 3.7 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 × 10 in (the design is 4.4 × 3.7 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 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
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 gray dolphin swims to the left under the sea, in a picture stitched edge to edge inside a dark brown frame. The dolphin has an arched back, a dorsal fin, a flipper, a white belly with a pale gray band along its side, a dark eye with a white glint and its tail turned down. Three small white bubbles rise at the upper left. Below it are two clumps of wavy seaweed in two greens on a floor of pale sand, and a lighter blue band along the top shows the surface of the water. The dolphin and the frame are outlined in dark brown; nothing else is. Full crosses only.

62 stitches wide by 52 high: 3,224 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.6 × 4.7	14.3 × 12.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.4 × 3.7	11.2 × 9.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.3	9.8 × 8.3
18-count Aida	3.4 × 2.9	8.7 × 7.3
22-count Hardanger	2.8 × 2.4	7.2 × 6.0

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 322 Dark Baby Blue	1,592	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	384	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	367	Find it
+	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	364	Find it
■	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	270	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	63	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	63	Find it
=	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	63	Find it
★	DMC 3865 Winter White	58	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.