Small whale tail rising out of blue waves cross stitch pattern

28 × 23 stitches 4 colors 2.0 × 1.6 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 8 × 8 in (the design is 2.0 × 1.6 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 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee 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

The tail of a whale standing up out of the sea as the whale dives. The two flukes spread wide from a notch in the middle, in dark slate blue with a dark brown outline, on a stout stalk that goes down into the water. Below are four pale blue wave crests over a band of deeper blue. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 28 by 23 stitches and uses four thread colors.

28 stitches wide by 23 high: 400 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Dark Antique Blue 930, Baby Blue 3755, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 2.1	6.5 × 5.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.0 × 1.6	5.1 × 4.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.8 × 1.4	4.4 × 3.7
18-count Aida	1.6 × 1.3	4.0 × 3.2
22-count Hardanger	1.3 × 1.0	3.2 × 2.7

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 930 Dark Antique Blue	168	Find it
X	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	88	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	84	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	60	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.