Front-facing walrus with reddish-brown skin, whiskered muzzle, two cream tusks and small dark eyes, against a plain background.

Tusked Walrus Portrait

Polar & Arctic AnimalsIntermediate13 coloursAbout 3 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

Meet a gentle walrus with a wonderfully wrinkled face, bristly whiskers and a pair of creamy tusks. Worked in warm reddish browns, this characterful portrait has a cuddly, good-natured expression that is hard not to smile back at.

It makes a lovely project for animal lovers, fans of Arctic wildlife and anyone who enjoys shading and texture in their stitching. Once finished, it frames beautifully for a nursery, study or hallway, and it would make a thoughtful handmade gift for someone who adores marine creatures.

  • Animal
  • Brown
  • Character
  • Creature
  • Cute
  • Mammal
  • Marine
  • Portrait
  • Red
  • Wildlife

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Pattern details

Size count
100 × 70
Colours
13
Stitches
3,740
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch7.1 × 5 in18.1 × 12.7 cm
16 per inch6.3 × 4.4 in15.9 × 11.1 cm
18 per inch5.6 × 3.9 in14.1 × 9.9 cm

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Thread shopping list

13 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
4 m(924 stitch)3740Antique Violet Dark
3.8 m(878 stitch)3799Pewter Gray Very Dark
3.4 m(784 stitch)310Black
1.6 m(361 stitch)3340Apricot Medium
95 cm(220 stitch)632Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark
84 cm(194 stitch)370Mustard Medium
67 cm(156 stitch)727Topaz Very Light
42 cm(97 stitch)779Cocoa Dark
25 cm(50 stitch)20Shrimp
25 cm(47 stitch)721Orange Spice Medium
25 cm(19 stitch)3722Shell Pink Medium
25 cm(5 stitch)834Golden Olive Very Light
25 cm(5 stitch)436Tan

CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.

These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.

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