Round pelican portrait: white pelican head in profile cross stitch pattern

49 × 49 stitches 7 colors 3.5 × 3.5 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.5 × 3.5 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 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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

The head and neck of a white pelican in profile, facing left, inside a round medallion. The long bill points forward and down, orange along the top with a full pale yellow pouch hanging under it. The pelican has a small dark eye and a band of pale gray shading down the back of its neck. Behind it is a pale blue sky inside a darker blue ring, and the ring cuts the neck off at the lower right. The round is stitched edge to edge. Dark brown outline on the bird. Full crosses only. It is 49 by 49 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

49 stitches wide by 49 high: 1,885 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Antique Blue 932, Winter White 3865, Dark Antique Blue 930 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.5	11.3 × 11.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.5 × 3.5	8.9 × 8.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.1	7.8 × 7.8
18-count Aida	2.7 × 2.7	6.9 × 6.9
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 2.2	5.7 × 5.7

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 932 Light Antique Blue	829	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	365	Find it
▲	DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue	288	Find it
+	DMC 3822 Light Straw	174	Find it
■	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	128	Find it
O	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	65	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	36	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.