Little yellow duckling standing in a blue puddle cross stitch pattern

32 × 30 stitches 6 colors 2.3 × 2.1 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 2.3 × 2.1 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 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3865 Winter White

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.

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.

Download free PDF

About this pattern

A little yellow duckling standing in a blue puddle, seen from the side and facing left. It has a round head, a broad orange bill, a dark eye with one white glint stitch, a small darker gold wing and a short tail tipped up at the back. Its two orange legs and feet stand in a low strip of plain blue water, level on top, which has no outline. A small piece for a card or a 3 inch hoop. Small: 509 stitches. Dark brown outline round the duckling. Full crosses only. It is 32 by 30 stitches and uses six thread colors.

32 stitches wide by 30 high: 509 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 2.7	7.4 × 6.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 2.1	5.8 × 5.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 1.9	5.1 × 4.8
18-count Aida	1.8 × 1.7	4.5 × 4.2
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.4	3.7 × 3.5

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

Check my threads and make a shopping list

“Find it” opens a search for that thread on Amazon, in a new tab. Floss Field is not affiliated with DMC or Amazon.

Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	258	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	115	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	54	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	46	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	35	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	1	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

Print the chart (opens the PDF in a new tab)

More patterns like this

64 × 22 stitches 6 colors

Mother duck and three ducklings, ducks in a row

47 × 28 stitches 8 colors

Mallard duck swimming, a drake with a green head

50 × 27 stitches 8 colors

Mallard duck flying, a drake with both wings raised

61 × 61 stitches 9 colors

Three mallard ducks flying over a pond with cattails

New to cross stitch? How to cross stitch

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.