Fishing bobber and hook with a blue fish cross stitch pattern

42 × 25 stitches 5 colors 3.0 × 1.8 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.0 × 1.8 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 3810 Dark Turquoise
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red

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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 fishing scene seen from the side. A round bobber, red on top and white below with a small red button, floats on a waterline one stitch deep. A short line drops from it to a dark hook with a ring eye, and a turquoise fish with a paler fin, belly and tail has swum up to look at the hook without touching it. The fish and the bobber have a dark brown outline; the waterline has none. Full crosses only. It is 42 by 25 stitches and uses five thread colors.

42 stitches wide by 25 high: 390 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Turquoise 3810, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Very Light Turquoise 3811 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.8 × 2.3	9.7 × 5.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.0 × 1.8	7.6 × 4.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 1.6	6.7 × 4.0
18-count Aida	2.3 × 1.4	5.9 × 3.5
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 1.1	4.8 × 2.9

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 3810 Dark Turquoise	126	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	126	Find it
▲	DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise	62	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	40	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	36	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.