Undersea Cross Stitch Patterns

Without easy access to first hand nautical evidence in the seventeenth century, fantastical sea dwellers blossomed in monstrous fearsome forms in the human mind. Imaginations were stoked by the bizarre images often drawn in the margins of old maps: creatures such as sirens and mermaids, long sinuous... Read more about The Kraken and the Mermaid - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern by Hands On Design featuring a cute underwater design with an anchor and seaweed on the ocean floor with the words "A B Sea".

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 74 x 70 and the finished size is 4.63" x 4.38".

A curious little octopus drifts through an underwater garden of swaying seaweed, tiny fish, and sparkling bubbles. With its bright colors, curled tentacles, and playful movement, it captures the gentle magic of life beneath the waves - mysterious, cheerful, and full of ocean-daydream charm. This is... Read more about Tentacles Below - XStitch The Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

A quiet underwater moment is captured that is calm, cozy, and full of gentle ocean magic; curious seahorses drifting lazily through tall, dancing sea grass. This is one of my two contributions for XStitch the Rainbow's Beneath the Waves Collaboration using the Cottage Garden Threads - Beneath the... Read more about Anchored Tails - XStitch The Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

XStitch the Rainbow is a colorful and creative collaboration. Over 20 designers have each created a deep ocean themed pattern no larger than 60 x 60 stitches, using the same palette of four Cottage Garden Threads floss colors.

Pattern by The Stitch Crypt featuring a cute underwater... Read more about Deep Sea Dumbo - XStitch The Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Lola Crow featuring an Aquarium filled with deadly aquatic animals!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. "Beanstalk" linen by Fiber on a Whim using DMC threads. Stitch count is 210w x 161h.

Sea Turtle Cove is part of the XStitchTheRainbow collaboration featuring the Cottage Garden Threads Beneath the Waves Palette.

Pattern is stitched on 36 count Lunar by Be Stitch Me with Cottage Garden Threads Beneath The Waves palette. Stitch Count: 60 x 60. Finished size: approx 3.3" x 3.3".

Note from the Designer: A deep-sea submarine navigates through a smack of jellyfish (yes, that's one of many collective incredible nouns for jellyfish, along with Bloom, Swarm, and Fluther) with a surprising passenger aboard... modeled after my own orange boy, Jam.

Pattern is stitched... Read more about Jam And The Jellies XStitch the Rainbow - Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring a beautiful purple mermaid!

Patterns stitched on 28 count linen using DMC and Rainbow Gallery threads. Miyuki Delica beads also used but not listed. Stitch count is 149 x 285 stitches. Finished size is 10.6" x 20.4".

Cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring a lovely mermaid swimming with dolphins!

Patterns stitched on 28 count linen using DMC. Stitch count is 98 x 195 stitches. Finished size is 7" x 13.9".

This pattern is a collaboration piece for XStitch the Rainbow - Beneath the Waves. After seeing the lovely color palette for this year, I immediately thought of a clown fish in an anemone. For the design of the anemone, I wanted to create a border sampler feel. I stitched my little clown fish on a... Read more about Anemone - XStitch the Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

XStitch the Rainbow is a colorful and creative collaboration. Over 20 designers have each created a deep ocean themed pattern no larger than 60 x 60 stitches, using the same palette of four Cottage Garden Threads floss colors.

Whale Shark by Ink Circles features a whale shark friend with... Read more about Whale Shark - XStitch The Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

Inspired by the Norse goddess of love and war, Freya is a valiant mermaid heralding from the depths of the sea. Set on a velvet black tail, her jewels shine whenever struck with light. She is usually caught riding a luminous white seahorse, rushing like a rare comet in the dark vastness of night. ... Read more about The Legend of Freya - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Ink Circles featuring an octopus trying to do needleart crafts underwater with scissors! How dangerous!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Linen using Classic Colorworks floss with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 115 x 115. Finished size is 8.21" x 8.21".

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a cute seahorse!

Model stitched on 14ct ice blue aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is: 40 x 50. Finished size is 2.86 x 3.57 inches. Seahorse charm not included.

Cross stitch pattern from Carriage House Samplings featuring a underwater scene with the phrase "Come behold what treasures lie deep below the rolling waves. Riches hid from human eye dimly shine in ocean's caves. Stormy winds are far away. Ebbing tides brook no delay. follow, follow, follow... Read more about Ebb & Flow - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Nantucket Brew linen with Classic Colorworks and Week Dye Works floss. Stitch count: 192W X 111H

A cute narwhal swims in an aurora borealis composed of small, starry motifs.

Pattern is stitched on 16 ct. Navy Aida with DMC floss. The stitch count is 92 x 93 and the finished size is 5.75" x 5.81".

Cross stitch pattern from Barefoot Needleart featuring a fun nautical design with an anchor and seaweed.

Stitched on English Countryside by Barefoot Needleart using the Thread Gatherers "Stitched in Harmony" floss pack (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 70 x 94 and the finished size is 5" x 6.71" on 28 count.

Note from the Designer: "Inspired by current events, this design explores the facets of the most famous single celled organism- Algae. Stitched in 18ct Castefells by Laura's fabric with Green with Envy floss by Pirate Robin. But this design would be a great stash buster for any leftover green... Read more about Reflections of Algae - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a colorful fish who is seeing starfish!

Patterns are stitched on 32 count Ocean Air Linen by Fox and Rabbit using Cottage Garden Threads - Beneath the Waves Palette. Stitch count is 60 x 60. Finished size is 3.75" x 3.75"

This cross stitch pattern from The Salty Stitcher says "Under the Sea" in the center and depicts an underwater scene with fish, anchors and seaweed.

Model stitched on your choice on your choice of fabric using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 180 x 140.

Cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring a mermaid surrounded by octopus tentacles!

Model stitched on 28ct or 32ct Mermaid's Sea by Under the Sea Fabrics using DMC thread. Stitch count: 132 x 195.

Cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring a mermaid with her little mermaid minnow under the sea!

Pattern is stitched on 28 or 32 ct linen using DMC floss. Stitch count: 140 x 196 .

Cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring a lovely mermaid diving for treasure!

Patterns stitched on 32 count lugana using DMC. Stitch count is 196 x 139 stitches. Finished size is 12.2" x 8.7".

Introducing Spellbound Stitches Volume 4, featuring 6 all-new patterns in an Under the Sea theme. All patterns were designed with the same 12-color palette from Cosmo's 6-strand floss from Japan! Add to your COSMO collection or try it for the first time with these colorful ocean vibes! Patterns are... Read more about Spellbound Stitches Vol. 4 - Under the Sea - Cross Stitch

This colorful design from Tiny Modernist features an adorable mermaid in a terrarium!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Nessie from Picture This Plus using DMC threads. Stitch Count: 64w x 95h.

This chart is part of the Beneath the Waves palette with X-Stitch the Rainbow! Featuring the spooky angler fish from the deep ocean!

Stitched on 28 count Uplifting Currents by Under the Sea. Stitch count is 59 x 59. Finished size is 4.21 in wide X 4.21 in high.

Add a whimsical mermaid bear with an under-the-sea theme to wow to any kid's room! With schools of little fish and the sweet wording: "I dreamed I swam under the sea, a world of wonder just for me!" Personalize for that special little squirt.

Stitch count 147w X 198h. Finished size on 14-ct fabric 10-1/2" X 14-1/8" . Model stitched on 14 Count White Aida Fabric.

Cross stitch pattern from Madame La Fee featuring the French sentiment "Le P'tit Pecheur (The Little Fisherman). This nautical themed design features a sailor's outfit, shells, fish, anchor, and more!

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 180 x 182.

Cross stitch pattern from Petal Pusher featuring an adorable coastal fairy village!

Pattern is stitched on "Summer Khaki" linen by Zweigart, 32 count using DMC floss. Stitch count is 76 x 44. Trim is "Ocala Blue" pom pom by Lady Dot Creates.

Cross stitch pattern from Petal Pusher featuring a colorful underwater scene with fish and octopus!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. "Blueberry" linen by Fiber on a Whim using Cottage Garden Thread pack - Beneath the Waves. Stitch Count: 60w x 60h and the finished size is 3.75" x 3.75".

Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the a beautiful underwater mermaid!

Stitched on 30 ct Underwater linen using DMC, Weeks Dye Works, and Kreinik threads. Stitch count: 62W x 85H Finished size: is 66 x 88.

This cross stitch design from Puntini Puntini features the alphabet letters U through X!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Veldt from Picture This Plus using DMC threads. Stitch Count: W 45 x H 45 for each letter

Underwater Garden is part of the 2026 XStitch the Rainbow collaboration. Featuring a fun underwater design with fish and more! This pattern includes two charts, Coral Hide & Seek and Fish School.

Coral Hide and Seek is stitched on 28 count Twilight Linen from Picture This Plus. Fish... Read more about Fish Friends - XStitch The Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern

"The sea speaks more honestly to those willing to drown."

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC threads. Stitch count is 85 x 108. Finished size on 14/28 Ct. is 6.07" x 7.71".

Cross stitch pattern by Stitch Wit featuring a beautiful underwater sea with fish swimming over a reef.

Model stitched on 14 count black Aida with DMC floss. The stitch count is 223 x 126 and the finished size is 15.9" x 9".

The fish in this design form a tessellation, which is a repeating pattern with no gaps (think about the prints of the artist M.C. Escher). Even under water, my geometric math brain influences my cross stitch designs!

Model stitched on 32 count Rain Country French linen from Wichelt using... Read more about School of Fish - XStitch the Rainbow - Cross Stitch Pattern