Minimalist white swan on the water in an oval frame cross stitch pattern

42 × 52 stitches 4 colors 3.0 × 3.7 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 3.0 × 3.7 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 3363 Medium Pine Green
DMC 3750 Very Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw
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 white swan in an upright oval frame. The swan floats facing left on dark blue water that fills the foot of the oval, its long neck in an S-curve, with a mustard gold bill, a small dark eye and its wings arched over its back. The ground behind it is flat sage green, and a mustard gold rim two stitches wide closes the oval. Flat color with no outline, and every stitch inside the rim is stitched. Full crosses only. It is 42 by 52 stitches and uses four thread colors.

42 stitches wide by 52 high: 1,724 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Medium Pine Green 3363, Very Dark Antique Blue 3750, Very Dark Straw 3852 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.8 × 4.7	9.7 × 12.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.0 × 3.7	7.6 × 9.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 3.3	6.7 × 8.3
18-count Aida	2.3 × 2.9	5.9 × 7.3
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 2.4	4.8 × 6.0

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 3363 Medium Pine Green	802	Find it
X	DMC 3750 Very Dark Antique Blue	340	Find it
▲	DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw	295	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	287	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.