Yellow rubber duck with an orange bill cross stitch pattern

30 × 23 stitches 5 colors 2.1 × 1.6 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 × 8 in (the design is 2.1 × 1.6 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 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
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

A yellow rubber duck in profile, facing left, with a big round head, a flat orange bill, a short tail tipped up and a darker gold wing patch on its side. Its dark eye has one white glint stitch. A dark brown outline one stitch wide runs all the way round. Full crosses only. It is 30 by 23 stitches and uses five thread colors.

30 stitches wide by 23 high: 415 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Topaz 783 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.7 × 2.1	6.9 × 5.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.1 × 1.6	5.4 × 4.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 1.4	4.8 × 3.7
18-count Aida	1.7 × 1.3	4.2 × 3.2
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 1.0	3.5 × 2.7

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 744 Pale Yellow	275	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	92	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	29	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	18	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	1	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.