Tiny pink scallop shell, a mini seashell cross stitch pattern

29 × 28 stitches 3 colors 2.1 × 2.0 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 2.1 × 2.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink

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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 pink scallop shell seen flat, with its hinge at the bottom. Four grooves in a darker pink fan up from the hinge and part the shell into five ribs, and each rib ends in its own rounded lobe, so the rim is scalloped. The hinge is a short plain bar. A dark brown outline runs all the way round, and the left half mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only, with no backstitch. It is 29 by 28 stitches and uses three thread colors.

29 stitches wide by 28 high: 524 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Light Salmon 761, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Shell Pink 3722).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.6 × 2.5	6.7 × 6.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.1 × 2.0	5.3 × 5.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.8 × 1.8	4.6 × 4.4
18-count Aida	1.6 × 1.6	4.1 × 4.0
22-count Hardanger	1.3 × 1.3	3.3 × 3.2

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 761 Light Salmon	367	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	84	Find it
▲	DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink	73	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.