Pink baby seahorse with three bubbles in a round cross stitch pattern

51 × 51 stitches 6 colors 3.6 × 3.6 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 3.6 × 3.6 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 598 Light Turquoise
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 761 Light 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

A pink seahorse drawn as a baby, with a head as big as its body, floats upright in a round of pale turquoise water with a darker turquoise rim. It faces right, with a dark eye with a white glint, a paler pink cheek, a short straight snout, a small knob on its head, paler pink plates on its belly, a small striped fin on its back and a tail that curls forward. Three white bubbles, each an open ring, rise in an arc from its snout. The round is stitched solid. Dark brown outline round the seahorse. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 51 stitches and uses six thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 51 high: 2,053 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Turquoise 598, Medium Salmon 3712, Turquoise 597 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 4.6	11.8 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.3 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 3.2	8.1 × 8.1
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.8	7.2 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.3	5.9 × 5.9

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 598 Light Turquoise	1,333	Find it
X	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	298	Find it
▲	DMC 597 Turquoise	200	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	126	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	61	Find it
O	DMC 761 Light Salmon	35	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.