Penguin cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Animal · A gentoo penguin standing on grey rock, from a photo.

Penguin cross stitch chart, 100 by 120 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 820, 434, 3340, 813, 3756, 3031, 642, 523, 927, 3023, 928, 930, 09, 827, 926, 3790, 939, 3839, B5200, 3799, 518, 3768, 310, 608

stitches: 100 × 120
DMC colors: 24
on 14-count: 7.1 × 8.6 in

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For when you have a few projects behind you: many colors and soft shading, made from a picture. Free to stitch for yourself, as a gift, or to sell the finished piece.

Stitching tip: Black, white and a bright orange beak and feet make this one easy to read. Stitch the penguin first, then the grey rock around it.

Made from a picture by Jay Ruzesky (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	43	1
⊠	434	Brown Light	39	1
⌂	3340	Apricot Med	5	1
■	813	Blue Light	1759	1
□	3756	Baby Blue Ult Vy Lt	233	1
▣	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	70	1
▬	642	Beige Gray Dark	151	1
▮	523	Fern Green Lt	141	1
▲	927	Gray Green Light	1680	1
△	3023	Brown Gray Light	195	1
◆	928	Gray Green Vy Lt	832	1
◇	930	Antique Blue Dark	192	1
◉	09	Cocoa Very Dark	48	1
○	827	Blue Very Light	303	1
●	926	Gray Green Med	3313	2
◐	3790	Beige Gray Ult Dk	78	1
◧	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	75	1
★	3839	Lavender Blue Med	706	1
☆	B5200	Snow White	176	1
♣	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	114	1
♥	518	Wedgewood Light	560	1
✖	3768	Gray Green Dark	578	1
✚	310	Black	687	1
⬢	608	Burnt Orange Bright	22	1

Finished size

How big it comes out on each Aida count. The cut size adds 3 inches on every side so the fabric fits the hoop.

Fabric	Finished	Cut
14-count Aida	7.1 × 8.6 in (18.1 × 21.8 cm)	13.1 × 14.6 in
16-count Aida	6.3 × 7.5 in (15.9 × 19.1 cm)	12.3 × 13.5 in
18-count Aida	5.6 × 6.7 in (14.1 × 16.9 cm)	11.6 × 12.7 in

How to stitch it

Fold the fabric in half both ways to find the middle, match it to the center of the chart, and work outward. Each square is one full cross in 2 strands of floss.

Thread key

Finished size

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