Tiny elephant with a pink heart ear cross stitch pattern

32 × 23 stitches 4 colors 2.3 × 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 9 × 8 in (the design is 2.3 × 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 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 very small gray elephant seen from the side, facing right, whose ear is a pink heart with a dark outline. Its trunk hangs down in front and bends forward at the tip, and it has a dark eye with a white glint, two short legs with white toenails and a thin hooked tail with a tuft. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 32 by 23 stitches and uses four thread colors.

32 stitches wide by 23 high: 505 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Salmon 761 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 2.1	7.4 × 5.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 1.6	5.8 × 4.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 1.4	5.1 × 3.7
18-count Aida	1.8 × 1.3	4.5 × 3.2
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.0	3.7 × 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 318 Light Steel Gray	309	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	136	Find it
▲	DMC 761 Light Salmon	55	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	5	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.