Sea turtle mom and three babies swimming behind her cross stitch pattern

63 × 35 stitches 5 colors 4.5 × 2.5 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 × 9 in (the design is 4.5 × 2.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow

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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 sea turtle family seen from straight above: a big mother swimming to the right with three babies following behind her. The mother has an oval dark green shell tiled with pale seams inside a pale yellow rim, long front flippers swept back, two short hind flippers, a blunt head with a dark eye at each side and a small pointed tail. The three babies are alike, each a small round dark green shell with a head and four stubby flippers: two side by side at the back and one ahead of them in the middle. The top half mirrors the bottom exactly. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only.

63 stitches wide by 35 high: 1,008 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989, Hunter Green 3346 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 3.2	14.5 × 8.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 2.5	11.4 × 6.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 2.2	10.0 × 5.6
18-count Aida	3.5 × 1.9	8.9 × 4.9
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.6	7.3 × 4.0

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	325	Find it
X	DMC 989 Forest Green	324	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	213	Find it
+	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	74	Find it
■	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	72	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.