Poseidon's trident: a gold trident rising from waves cross stitch pattern

48 × 54 stitches 8 colors 3.4 × 3.9 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 3.4 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
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 gold trident standing upright out of the sea. Its three prongs each end in a barbed head like an arrowhead, the middle one highest, and the outer two rise from a rounded fork; the gold is pale down the middle and darker under the barbs and the fork. A dark gold collar joins the fork to the straight shaft, which goes down into the middle of three matching waves. Each wave is blue with a lighter back and white foam on its curling lip, over a level band of deep blue water. Dark brown outline round the trident and the sea. Full crosses only. It is 48 by 54 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

48 stitches wide by 54 high: 1,031 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322, Medium Old Gold 729 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.4 × 4.9	11.1 × 12.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 3.9	8.7 × 9.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.0 × 3.4	7.6 × 8.6
18-count Aida	2.7 × 3.0	6.8 × 7.6
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 2.5	5.5 × 6.2

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	306	Find it
X	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	217	Find it
▲	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	169	Find it
+	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	130	Find it
■	DMC 3822 Light Straw	72	Find it
O	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	60	Find it
◆	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	42	Find it
=	DMC 3865 Winter White	35	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.