Elephant spraying water with its trunk up cross stitch pattern

41 × 37 stitches 6 colors 2.9 × 2.6 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.9 × 2.6 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)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
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 elephant seen from the side, facing right, with its trunk raised in front of its face. A jet of blue water arcs from the end of the trunk back over its head, and two blue drops fall above its back. It has a pink ear, a dark eye with a white glint, white toenails and a thin tail. A dark brown outline runs round the elephant; the water has none. Full crosses only. It is 41 by 37 stitches and uses six thread colors.

41 stitches wide by 37 high: 779 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.7 × 3.4	9.5 × 8.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 2.6	7.4 × 6.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 2.3	6.5 × 5.9
18-count Aida	2.3 × 2.1	5.8 × 5.2
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 1.7	4.7 × 4.3

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 318 Light Steel Gray	452	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	172	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	75	Find it
+	DMC 761 Light Salmon	42	Find it
■	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	29	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	9	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.