Two loons face to face under a red heart cross stitch pattern

63 × 25 stitches 4 colors 4.5 × 1.8 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 × 8 in (the design is 4.5 × 1.8 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 310 Black
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red

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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

Two loons float bill to bill on a strip of blue water with a red heart in the air above the gap between their bills. Each loon is black with a red eye, a straight pointed bill, three short white stripes on its neck, a white breast with one white bar beside it and a back checkered with white. The left bird mirrors the right exactly and the heart sits on the center line; the bills stop three stitches apart. The heart has no outline, and the only dark thread is the birds' own black. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 25 stitches and uses four thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 25 high: 629 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Black 310, Dark Baby Blue 322, Winter White 3865 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 2.3	14.5 × 5.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 1.8	11.4 × 4.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 1.6	10.0 × 4.0
18-count Aida	3.5 × 1.4	8.9 × 3.5
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.1	7.3 × 2.9

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 310 Black	308	Find it
X	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	154	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	104	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	63	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.