Gold whale weathervane on a blue shingled roof cross stitch pattern

37 × 56 stitches 6 colors 2.6 × 4.0 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 × 10 in (the design is 2.6 × 4.0 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray

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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 gilded whale weathervane on the peak of a shingled roof. The whale is a gold sperm whale facing left, with a blunt head, a dark eye and mouth line, a paler gold highlight along its back and its tail flukes raised at the right. It turns on a gray iron spindle above a cross arm with a gold knob at each end and a larger gold ball below. The roof peak is a triangle of blue-gray shingles laid like bricks. Dark brown outline, and everything but the whale mirrors left to right. Full crosses only. It is 37 by 56 stitches and uses six thread colors.

37 stitches wide by 56 high: 907 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Topaz 783, Medium Antique Blue 931 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.4 × 5.1	8.5 × 12.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 4.0	6.7 × 10.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 3.5	5.9 × 8.9
18-count Aida	2.1 × 3.1	5.2 × 7.9
22-count Hardanger	1.7 × 2.5	4.3 × 6.5

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	269	Find it
X	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	258	Find it
▲	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	180	Find it
+	DMC 932 Light Antique Blue	144	Find it
■	DMC 3822 Light Straw	32	Find it
O	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	24	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.