Round sandpiper on the beach, a shore bird by the sea cross stitch pattern

46 × 46 stitches 6 colors 3.3 × 3.3 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 3.3 × 3.3 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 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown

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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 round picture, stitched right across, of one sandpiper standing on the beach. The bird stands side on, facing left: a brown cap, back and wing with six pale straw flecks, a white face, breast and belly, a dark eye, a long dark bill that narrows to its tip, dark wing tips over a short tail, and two straight dark legs with toes pointing forward. Behind it are a pale blue sky and a band of blue-green sea, and a scalloped line of white foam runs across where the water meets the straw-colored sand it stands on. For a 4 inch hoop or a card with a round window.

46 stitches wide by 46 high: 1,664 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Light Straw 3822, Turquoise 597 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.2 × 4.2	10.6 × 10.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.3 × 3.3	8.3 × 8.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 7.3
18-count Aida	2.6 × 2.6	6.5 × 6.5
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 2.1	5.3 × 5.3

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 3755 Baby Blue	637	Find it
X	DMC 3822 Light Straw	468	Find it
▲	DMC 597 Turquoise	177	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	150	Find it
■	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	129	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	103	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.