Noah's ark on the mountain with dove and olive branch cross stitch pattern

60 × 60 stitches 9 colors 4.3 × 4.3 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.3 × 4.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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 round picture of Noah's ark come to rest on a mountain top. The ark has a rounded brown hull with a gold upper deck, a gold cabin with three dark windows and a red roof, and sits on the white snow cap of a gray mountain. Darker blue water with one pale wave line laps the foot of the mountain. Above the ark a white dove flies to the right with one wing raised, carrying a green olive sprig in its gold beak. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the circle, inside a dark brown ring. The whole circle is stitched. Full crosses only. It is 60 by 60 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

60 stitches wide by 60 high: 2,828 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.5	13.9 × 13.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 4.3	10.9 × 10.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.8	9.5 × 9.5
18-count Aida	3.3 × 3.3	8.5 × 8.5
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.7	6.9 × 6.9

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 3755 Baby Blue	1,357	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	534	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	278	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	264	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	143	Find it
O	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	93	Find it
◆	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	86	Find it
=	DMC 321 Red	42	Find it
★	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	31	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.