Two smiling starfish holding hands under a red heart cross stitch pattern

50 × 32 stitches 6 colors 3.6 × 2.3 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 × 2.3 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 3822 Light Straw
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 321 Red
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

Two smiling starfish standing side by side on a low bank of pale sand, an orange one on the left and a pink one on the right. Their nearer arms meet like held hands, and a red heart hangs in the air above the place where they touch. Each starfish has five arms and a face in the middle of its body: two square dark eyes, each with one white glint, and a small curved smile. The two are one drawing in two colors. A dark brown outline runs round each starfish and the heart; the sand has none. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 32 high: 844 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Salmon 3712 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 2.9	11.5 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.3	9.1 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 2.0	7.9 × 5.1
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.8	7.1 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.5	5.8 × 3.7

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 3822 Light Straw	222	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	201	Find it
▲	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	162	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	161	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	94	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	4	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.