Swan on a moonlit lake under a crescent moon, round cross stitch pattern

57 × 57 stitches 7 colors 4.1 × 4.1 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.1 × 4.1 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 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold

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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 white swan on a lake at night, in a fully stitched round for a hoop. The swan faces left with its neck in an S-curve and its head bowed: an orange bill with a dark knob at its base, a small dark eye and pale gray lines for the folded wing. Above it a pale yellow crescent moon and four small stars stand in a dusk blue sky. Below a level horizon the water is dark navy, with four pale ripples and three bars of yellow moonlight under the moon. The whole circle is stitched, sky and water included: 2,561 stitches. Dark brown outline round the swan; the round itself has none.

57 stitches wide by 57 high: 2,561 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Dark Antique Blue 930, Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.2 × 5.2	13.2 × 13.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 4.1	10.3 × 10.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.0
18-count Aida	3.2 × 3.2	8.0 × 8.0
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.6	6.6 × 6.6

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	1,083	Find it
X	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	656	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	503	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	141	Find it
■	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	108	Find it
O	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	56	Find it
◆	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	14	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.