Footprints along the beach to the sea, with a starfish cross stitch pattern

36 × 64 stitches 6 colors 2.6 × 4.6 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 × 11 in (the design is 2.6 × 4.6 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 3822 Light Straw
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 598 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

Three bare footprints, left, right, left, walking up a pale sandy beach toward the sea, seen from straight above. Each print is a dark gold sole with five separate toe marks. Across the top are a band of turquoise sea in two shades, a scalloped line of white foam and a strip of damp sand, and a small red starfish lies in the lower right corner. The whole rectangle is stitched, with no outline and no border, and there are no words in it. Full crosses only. It is 36 by 64 stitches and uses six thread colors.

36 stitches wide by 64 high: 2,304 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Dark Topaz 782, Turquoise 597 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.3 × 5.8	8.3 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 4.6	6.5 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 4.0	5.7 × 10.2
18-count Aida	2.0 × 3.6	5.1 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 2.9	4.2 × 7.4

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 3822 Light Straw	1,353	Find it
X	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	570	Find it
▲	DMC 597 Turquoise	180	Find it
+	DMC 598 Light Turquoise	108	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	60	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	33	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.