Kawaii submarine with a face, periscope and bubbles cross stitch pattern

47 × 32 stitches 6 colors 3.4 × 2.3 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.4 × 2.3 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 3824 Light Apricot
DMC 3341 Apricot
DMC 959 Medium Seagreen
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 964 Light Seagreen
DMC 3371 Black Brown

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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 little submarine with a face, in soft pastels, seen from the side. The long rounded hull and the small tower on its back are pale peach pink edged in a deeper apricot. Three round sea green portholes with pale middles sit in a row along the hull, a gray periscope stands on the tower and turns to the left, a gray propeller sits at the right end and two sea green bubble rings float above it. Low on the hull are two dark eyes, a one-stitch mouth and a small blush mark outside each eye. There is no dark outline. Full crosses only. It is 47 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

47 stitches wide by 32 high: 739 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Apricot 3824, Apricot 3341, Medium Seagreen 959 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.3 × 2.9	10.9 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 2.3	8.5 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.0	7.5 × 5.1
18-count Aida	2.6 × 1.8	6.6 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 1.5	5.4 × 3.7

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 3824 Light Apricot	423	Find it
X	DMC 3341 Apricot	135	Find it
▲	DMC 959 Medium Seagreen	88	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	69	Find it
■	DMC 964 Light Seagreen	15	Find it
O	DMC 3371 Black Brown	9	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.