Tiger in water: a tiger swimming in a blue pond cross stitch pattern

51 × 36 stitches 6 colors 3.6 × 2.6 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.6 × 2.6 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 598 Light Turquoise
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 597 Turquoise
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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 cute orange tiger up to its chin in a pond, with only its head above the water, looking straight at you. The head has round ears with white inside, three dark stripes on the forehead and two on each cheek, dark eyes with a white glint, a pink nose and a white muzzle with a small smile. The pond is a wide oval of pale turquoise with a darker band of shadow under the chin and ten short white ripples. The left half mirrors the right, apart from the glint in each eye. The head has a dark brown outline; the water has none. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 36 stitches and uses six thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 36 high: 1,242 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Turquoise 598, Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Winter White 3865 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 3.3	11.8 × 8.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.6	9.3 × 6.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 2.3	8.1 × 5.7
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.0	7.2 × 5.1
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.6	5.9 × 4.2

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 598 Light Turquoise	604	Find it
X	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	289	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	152	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	147	Find it
■	DMC 597 Turquoise	44	Find it
O	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	6	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.