Beach at sunset cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Landscape · Waves rolling onto a beach as the sun sets, from a photo.

Beach at sunset cross stitch chart, 120 by 80 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 224, 3836, 3756, 312, 3023, 3807, 3042, 939, 3750, 677, 646, 796, 28, 310, 613, 820, 3823, 738, White, 334, 931, 3811, 823, 3771

stitches: 120 × 80
DMC colors: 24
on 14-count: 8.6 × 5.7 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: The dark beach on the right is one big block of near-black; stitch the bright sky and the waves first, while your eyes are fresh.

Made from a picture by Bagus Ghufron (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	224	Shell Pink Very Light	138	1
⊠	3836	Grape Light	90	1
■	3756	Baby Blue Ult Vy Lt	635	1
□	312	Baby Blue Very Dark	276	1
▣	3023	Brown Gray Light	183	1
▬	3807	Cornflower Blue	238	1
▮	3042	Antique Violet Light	224	1
▲	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	585	1
△	3750	Antique Blue Very Dk	264	1
◆	677	Old Gold Vy Lt	449	1
◇	646	Beaver Gray Dk	246	1
◉	796	Royal Blue Dark	164	1
○	28	Eggplant Medium Light	296	1
●	310	Black	3541	2
◐	613	Drab Brown V Lt	200	1
◧	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	197	1
★	3823	Yellow Ultra Pale	358	1
☆	738	Tan Very Light	239	1
♣	White	White	203	1
♥	334	Baby Blue Medium	319	1
✖	931	Antique Blue Medium	327	1
✚	3811	Turquoise Very Light	332	1
⬡	823	Navy Blue Dark	12	1
⬢	3771	Terra Cotta Ult Vy Lt	84	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	8.6 × 5.7 in (21.8 × 14.5 cm)	14.6 × 11.7 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 5.0 in (19.1 × 12.7 cm)	13.5 × 11.0 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 4.4 in (16.9 × 11.3 cm)	12.7 × 10.4 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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