Noah's ark with two giraffes under a rainbow cross stitch pattern

64 × 55 stitches 10 colors 4.6 × 3.9 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 × 10 in (the design is 4.6 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 921 Copper

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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

Noah's ark afloat under a rainbow. Two giraffes, pale yellow with copper patches and horn tips, put their heads and long necks up above the red roof and face each other. The ark has a gold cabin with four dark windows and a gold and brown hull with a raised post at each end, on blue waves with lighter crests. The rainbow arches right over it in five bands, red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and comes down to the water at both sides. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 55 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 55 high: 2,444 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Red 321, Light Straw 3822 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 5.0	14.8 × 12.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 3.9	11.6 × 10.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 3.4	10.2 × 8.7
18-count Aida	3.6 × 3.1	9.0 × 7.8
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.5	7.4 × 6.3

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 322 Dark Baby Blue	476	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	388	Find it
▲	DMC 3822 Light Straw	370	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	248	Find it
■	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	242	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	226	Find it
◆	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	200	Find it
=	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	174	Find it
★	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	96	Find it
#	DMC 921 Copper	24	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.