Fishing Santa with a blue fish on the line cross stitch pattern

55 × 44 stitches 7 colors 3.9 × 3.1 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 × 10 in (the design is 3.9 × 3.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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

Santa Claus seen from the front with both arms raised, holding a fishing rod with a fish on the line. He wears a red hat that stands straight up, with a white bobble on top and a white fur band, a red coat with a dark belt and a gold buckle, a white fur hem and dark boots. His face has two dark eyes, a pink nose, pink cheeks and a small mouth in a full white beard. Each arm ends in a white cuff and a red mitten. A thin dark rod climbs from the mitten on the right, and its line drops straight down to a teal blue fish that hangs head up, with a white belly, one eye and a forked tail.

55 stitches wide by 44 high: 1,056 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 4.0	12.7 × 10.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 3.1	10.0 × 8.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 2.8	8.7 × 7.0
18-count Aida	3.1 × 2.4	7.8 × 6.2
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.0	6.3 × 5.1

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	364	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	281	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	267	Find it
+	DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise	70	Find it
■	DMC 951 Light Tawny	40	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	18	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	Find 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.