Simple striped tropical fish in blue and white cross stitch pattern

25 × 18 stitches 4 colors 1.8 × 1.3 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 8 × 8 in (the design is 1.8 × 1.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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

One plump fish seen from the side and swimming to the left: a blue body crossed by three upright white bars, a pale yellow fin on the back and a matching one underneath, and a pale yellow triangle of a tail. The eye is a small dark square with one white glint, in the plain blue face in front of the first bar. A dark brown outline runs round the whole fish. Apart from the eye, the top half mirrors the bottom half. Full crosses only. It is 25 by 18 stitches and uses four thread colors.

25 stitches wide by 18 high: 292 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.3 × 1.6	5.8 × 4.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.8 × 1.3	4.5 × 3.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.6 × 1.1	4.0 × 2.9
18-count Aida	1.4 × 1.0	3.5 × 2.5
22-count Hardanger	1.1 × 0.8	2.9 × 2.1

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	102	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	67	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	65	Find it
+	DMC 3822 Light Straw	58	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.