Seagull standing on a sandcastle on the beach cross stitch pattern

43 × 47 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 3.4 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 3.1 × 3.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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 seagull standing on top of a sandcastle on the beach. The gull stands side on and faces left: white head, neck and belly, a pale gray folded wing, dark wing tips reaching past the tail, a dark eye, a golden yellow bill and short golden legs. The sandcastle is straw-colored sand shaded darker gold on its right-hand sides: a tall keep in the middle with a dark arched doorway, a lower tower with two battlements at each side and a low wall between. It stands on a band of sand above a line of white foam and a strip of blue-green sea.

43 stitches wide by 47 high: 1,226 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 4.3	9.9 × 10.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 3.4	7.8 × 8.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.9	6.8 × 7.5
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.6	6.1 × 6.6
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.1	5.0 × 5.4

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 3822 Light Straw	436	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	242	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	196	Find it
+	DMC 597 Turquoise	129	Find it
■	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	118	Find it
O	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	77	Find it
◆	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	28	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.