Pirate ship silhouette against a full moon, round cross stitch pattern

55 × 55 stitches 5 colors 3.9 × 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.9 × 3.9 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 3865 Winter White
DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 310 Black
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
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

A pirate ship in black silhouette crossing a huge full moon, in a round. The ship has two masts of square sails with a pennant flying from each masthead, a raised stern and a bowsprit, and on its mainsail a white skull. The moon is white with three pale gray patches in a dark navy night sky with five small white sparkles, and below the ship the sea is a deep blue-green with three white bars of moonlight on the water. The whole round is stitched solid. Full crosses only. It is 55 by 55 stitches and uses five thread colors.

55 stitches wide by 55 high: 2,377 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Black 310 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 5.0	12.7 × 12.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 3.9	10.0 × 10.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 3.4	8.7 × 8.7
18-count Aida	3.1 × 3.1	7.8 × 7.8
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.5	6.3 × 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 3865 Winter White	898	Find it
X	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	629	Find it
▲	DMC 310 Black	408	Find it
+	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	402	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	40	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.