Cartoon red crab peeking out of a blue beach bucket cross stitch pattern

39 × 38 stitches 6 colors 2.8 × 2.7 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 2.8 × 2.7 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 little red cartoon crab looks out over the rim of a blue beach bucket. Only the top of its shell shows above the rim, with two white eyes with dark pupils on stalks and a claw raised on each side, each a two-fingered pincer. The sand pail is blue with a wide rim band and one pale yellow stripe, wider at the top than at the bottom, and it stands in a low mound of golden sand. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline. No handle and no lettering. Full crosses only. It is 39 by 38 stitches and uses six thread colors.

39 stitches wide by 38 high: 1,013 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.5 × 3.5	9.0 × 8.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.8 × 2.7	7.1 × 6.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.4 × 2.4	6.2 × 6.0
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.1	5.5 × 5.4
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 1.7	4.5 × 4.4

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	334	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	293	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	213	Find it
+	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	90	Find it
■	DMC 3822 Light Straw	69	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	14	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.