Old fisherman in yellow oilskins holding up a big fish cross stitch pattern

54 × 40 stitches 7 colors 3.9 × 2.9 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.9 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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

An old fisherman seen from the front with both arms raised. He wears a pale yellow sou'wester rain hat and a long yellow oilskin coat with darker gold cuffs and hem, and dark boots; he has a full white beard, pink cheeks, a pink nose and two dark eyes. From his raised hand on the left a big turquoise blue fish hangs head up on a short line, with a white belly, a dark eye and a forked tail. In his other hand he holds a fishing rod upright, drawn as one thin straight dark line taller than he is, with no reel. Dark brown outline. There is no lettering. Full crosses only.

54 stitches wide by 40 high: 1,177 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.9 × 3.6	12.5 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 2.9	9.8 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 2.5	8.6 × 6.3
18-count Aida	3.0 × 2.2	7.6 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 1.8	6.2 × 4.6

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 744 Pale Yellow	427	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	373	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	123	Find it
+	DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise	98	Find it
■	DMC 951 Light Tawny	82	Find it
O	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	58	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	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.