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Two sea otters floating on their backs, holding paws cross stitch pattern

59 × 59 stitches 5 colors 4.2 × 4.2 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 4.2 × 4.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle
Tapestry, size 24
Thread
5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

See the thread list ↓

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

  • DMC 3755 Baby Blue
  • DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
  • DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
  • DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
  • DMC 951 Light Tawny

Want to make it yours? opens this chart in the pattern maker, where every stitch can be changed too. Or download it just as it is.

Count 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.

About this pattern

Two sea otters seen from above, floating on their backs side by side on a round of blue sea and holding paws in the middle. Each has a pale buff head and throat with two small dark eyes, a broad dark nose and small ears low on the sides of the head, a dark brown body, its outer arm folded across its chest, two flipper feet and a short blunt tail. The round has a darker blue rim, and four short darker ripples lie down the middle line, above, between and below the two animals. The left otter mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline.

59 stitches wide by 59 high: 2,733 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
FabricInchesCentimeters
11-count Aida5.4 × 5.413.6 × 13.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two4.2 × 4.210.7 × 10.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two3.7 × 3.79.4 × 9.4
18-count Aida3.3 × 3.38.3 × 8.3
22-count Hardanger2.7 × 2.76.8 × 6.8

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

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Fit
Thread list & pattern notes

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SymbolThreadStitchesBuy
●DMC 3755 Baby Blue1,121Find it
XDMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown692Find it
▲DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue372Find it
+DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown322Find it
■DMC 951 Light Tawny226Find 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.