Minimalist submarine with a periscope, yellow on teal cross stitch pattern

51 × 39 stitches 4 colors 3.6 × 2.8 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 3.6 × 2.8 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 3809 Very Dark turquoise
DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw
DMC 3363 Medium Pine Green
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 small submarine in side view on a teal sea stitched from edge to edge. The boat is one flat mustard yellow: a long hull with a rounded nose at the right, a tower on its back with a periscope that turns forward at the top, and an upright propeller on a shaft at the stern. Three round white portholes sit in a level row along the hull, three white bubbles rise at the upper left and a plain band of sage green sea bed runs along the foot. Flat blocks of color with no outline and no shading. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 39 stitches, every square stitched, and uses four thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 39 high: 1,989 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Very Dark turquoise 3809, Very Dark Straw 3852, Medium Pine Green 3363 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 3.5	11.8 × 9.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.8	9.3 × 7.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 2.4	8.1 × 6.2
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.2	7.2 × 5.5
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.8	5.9 × 4.5

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 3809 Very Dark turquoise	1,158	Find it
X	DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw	444	Find it
▲	DMC 3363 Medium Pine Green	306	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	81	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.