Northern lights cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Landscape · Green northern lights over an icy lake in Iceland, from a photo.

Northern lights cross stitch chart, 120 by 80 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 502, 414, 3768, 939, 3042, 913, 169, 924, 791, 154, 158, 452, 3740, 3861, 310, 934, 28, 3807, 3041, 818, 3799, 161, 3750, 991

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: A dark night sky with a green ribbon of light. Stitch the green aurora and the snowy mountain first, then the dark sky, on navy or black Aida if you like.

Made from a picture by Vincent Guth (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	502	Blue Green	73	1
⊠	414	Steel Gray Dk	73	1
⌂	3768	Gray Green Dark	57	1
■	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	1986	1
□	3042	Antique Violet Light	192	1
▣	913	Nile Green Med	92	1
▬	169	Pewter Light	144	1
▮	924	Gray Green Vy Dark	132	1
▲	791	Cornflower Blue V D	1098	1
△	154	Grape Very Dark	184	1
◆	158	Cornflower Blu M V D	619	1
◇	452	Shell Gray Med	180	1
◉	3740	Antique Violet Dark	91	1
○	3861	Cocoa Light	240	1
●	310	Black	2540	2
◐	934	Avocado Grn Black	101	1
◧	28	Eggplant Medium Light	92	1
★	3807	Cornflower Blue	557	1
☆	3041	Antique Violet Medium	145	1
♣	818	Baby Pink	119	1
♥	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	254	1
✖	161	Blue Gray	263	1
✚	3750	Antique Blue Very Dk	302	1
⬢	991	Aquamarine Dk	66	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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