Isle of the Dead cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Famous painting · A rowing boat gliding toward a rocky island of dark cypress trees, from Arnold Böcklin’s 1883 painting.

Isle of the Dead cross stitch chart, 120 by 64 stitches, 26 colors, DMC 3781, 413, 161, 792, 647, 844, 3790, 451, 3799, 3032, 158, 938, 3863, 452, 3371, 838, 317, 07, 3807, 169, 3861, 433, 414, 3033, 160, 310

stitches: 120 × 64
DMC colors: 26
on 14-count: 8.6 × 4.6 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: Wide and low at 120 × 64 stitches, it suits a long frame or a cushion front. Stitch the pale cliffs first, then the dark cypresses between them.

Made from a picture by Arnold Böcklin (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	3781	Mocha Brown Dk	143	1
⊠	413	Pewter Gray Dark	131	1
⌂	161	Blue Gray	72	1
■	792	Cornflower Blue Dark	581	1
□	647	Beaver Gray Med	268	1
▣	844	Beaver Gray Ult Dk	147	1
▬	3790	Beige Gray Ult Dk	213	1
▮	451	Shell Gray Dark	202	1
▲	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	546	1
△	3032	Mocha Brown Med	267	1
◆	158	Cornflower Blu M V D	417	1
◇	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	244	1
◉	3863	Mocha Beige Med	147	1
○	452	Shell Gray Med	291	1
●	3371	Black Brown	1733	1
◐	838	Beige Brown Vy Dk	176	1
◧	317	Pewter Gray	148	1
★	07	Driftwood	348	1
☆	3807	Cornflower Blue	261	1
♣	169	Pewter Light	196	1
♥	3861	Cocoa Light	297	1
✓	433	Brown Med	50	1
✖	414	Steel Gray Dk	307	1
✚	3033	Mocha Brown Vy Lt	316	1
⬡	160	Blue Gray Medium	77	1
⬢	310	Black	102	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 × 4.6 in (21.8 × 11.6 cm)	14.6 × 10.6 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 4.0 in (19.1 × 10.2 cm)	13.5 × 10.0 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 3.6 in (16.9 × 9.0 cm)	12.7 × 9.6 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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