Poppy Field cross stitch pattern
Free patterns · Famous painting · Red poppies on a summer hillside with a mother and child, from Claude Monet’s 1873 painting.

- stitches
- 120 × 91
- DMC colors
- 26
- on 14-count
- 8.6 × 6.5 in
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Stitching tip: A soft, pale painting with small red poppy dots across the field. Stitch the poppies and the two figures first, then the grass and sky around them.
Made from a picture by Claude Monet (public domain).
Thread key
Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.
| Symbol | DMC | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⊕ | 813 | Blue Light | 117 | 1 |
| ⊠ | 407 | Desert Sand Med | 84 | 1 |
| ⌂ | 734 | Olive Green Lt | 28 | 1 |
| ■ | 642 | Beige Gray Dark | 1723 | 1 |
| □ | 822 | Beige Gray Light | 281 | 1 |
| ▣ | 598 | Turquoise Light | 150 | 1 |
| ▬ | 523 | Fern Green Lt | 179 | 1 |
| ▮ | 928 | Gray Green Vy Lt | 162 | 1 |
| ▲ | 3023 | Brown Gray Light | 979 | 1 |
| △ | 3051 | Green Gray Dk | 260 | 1 |
| ◆ | 927 | Gray Green Light | 867 | 1 |
| ◇ | 3011 | Khaki Green Dk | 202 | 1 |
| ◉ | 434 | Brown Light | 126 | 1 |
| ○ | 612 | Drab Brown Lt | 265 | 1 |
| ● | 644 | Beige Gray Med | 3139 | 2 |
| ◐ | 611 | Drab Brown | 160 | 1 |
| ◧ | 3013 | Khaki Green Lt | 157 | 1 |
| ★ | 3021 | Brown Gray Vy Dk | 417 | 1 |
| ☆ | 3363 | Pine Green Md | 201 | 1 |
| ♣ | 934 | Avocado Grn Black | 161 | 1 |
| ♥ | 520 | Fern Green Dark | 353 | 1 |
| ✓ | 3371 | Black Brown | 19 | 1 |
| ✖ | 640 | Beige Gray Vy Dk | 385 | 1 |
| ✚ | 3022 | Brown Gray Med | 413 | 1 |
| ⬡ | 3768 | Gray Green Dark | 36 | 1 |
| ⬢ | 918 | Red Copper Dark | 56 | 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 × 6.5 in (21.8 × 16.5 cm) | 14.6 × 12.5 in |
| 16-count Aida | 7.5 × 5.7 in (19.1 × 14.4 cm) | 13.5 × 11.7 in |
| 18-count Aida | 6.7 × 5.1 in (16.9 × 12.8 cm) | 12.7 × 11.1 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.
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