Gray submarine under the sea with periscope up and fish cross stitch pattern

63 × 51 stitches 8 colors 4.5 × 3.6 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.5 × 3.6 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 598 Light Turquoise
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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 gray submarine seen from the side, travelling to the left just under a rolling sea, inside a thin dark brown frame. Only the bent head of its periscope and a short piece of mast stand above the three waves. The hull is a long cigar in three grays with a small sail, a pair of small tail fins and a gold propeller at the stern. Three small orange fish with gold tails swim to the left in the darker water below, the middle one a little lower than the other two. The sea is stitched in two turquoise tones from side to side of the frame, with bare cloth for the sky.

63 stitches wide by 51 high: 2,679 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Light Turquoise 598, Turquoise 597, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 4.6	14.5 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 3.6	11.4 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.2	10.0 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.8	8.9 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.3	7.3 × 5.9

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 598 Light Turquoise	958	Find it
X	DMC 597 Turquoise	765	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	442	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	252	Find it
■	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	78	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	78	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	70	Find it
=	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	36	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.