Two teal seahorses with a red heart, tails touching cross stitch pattern

40 × 41 stitches 5 colors 2.9 × 2.9 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 × 9 in (the design is 2.9 × 2.9 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)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise
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 teal seahorses face each other under a red heart, each with a long snout, a dark eye with a white glint, a small knob on its head, pale turquoise plates on its belly and a striped fin on its back. Their tails curl forward and meet in the middle. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline round the seahorses; the heart has none. Full crosses only. It is 40 by 41 stitches and uses five thread colors.

40 stitches wide by 41 high: 826 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Turquoise 3810, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.6 × 3.7	9.2 × 9.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 7.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.5 × 2.6	6.3 × 6.5
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.3	5.6 × 5.8
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 1.9	4.6 × 4.7

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 3810 Dark Turquoise	472	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	238	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	66	Find it
+	DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise	48	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	2	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.