Penguin holding a yellow umbrella cross stitch pattern

35 × 42 stitches 5 colors 2.5 × 3.0 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.5 × 3.0 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 310 Black
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold

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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 penguin standing square to you and holding up a yellow umbrella. The umbrella has a scalloped canopy, pale yellow in the middle with darker gold panels at each side, a short spike on top, a gold shaft and a crook handle that turns up at the bottom. The penguin is black with a white face, two dark eyes, a small orange bill, a round white belly and two orange feet; one flipper is wrapped round the shaft and the other is held out to the side. The umbrella is held in one flipper, so the canopy is centred on its shaft and not on the bird. No rain is drawn. Small: 659 stitches.

35 stitches wide by 42 high: 659 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Black 310, Winter White 3865, Medium Topaz 783 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.2 × 3.8	8.1 × 9.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.5 × 3.0	6.3 × 7.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.2 × 2.6	5.6 × 6.7
18-count Aida	1.9 × 2.3	4.9 × 5.9
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 1.9	4.0 × 4.8

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 310 Black	318	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	128	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	109	Find it
+	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	81	Find it
■	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	23	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.