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The Starry Night cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Famous paintings · Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
The Starry Night cross stitch chart, 60 by 48 stitches, 30 colors, DMC 3052, 310, 733, 931, 3750, 3013, 934, 3768, 798, 523, 3371, 926, 158, 820, 3021, 3838, 823, 803, 336, 3022, 930, 939, 791, 31, 3799, 3012, 796, 3051, 924, 792
stitches
60 × 48
DMC colors
30
on 14-count
4.3 × 3.4 in

Intermediate pattern: many colors and shading, made from a picture. Free to stitch for yourself, as a gift, or to sell the finished piece.

Made from a picture by Vincent van Gogh (public domain).

Thread key

SymbolDMCNameStitchesSkeins
⊕3052Green Gray Md351
⊠310Black271
⌂733Olive Green Md171
■931Antique Blue Medium3011
□3750Antique Blue Very Dk1061
▣3013Khaki Green Lt421
▬934Avocado Grn Black701
▮3768Gray Green Dark611
▲798Delft Blue Dark2751
△523Fern Green Lt1011
◆3371Black Brown2701
◇926Gray Green Med721
◉158Cornflower Blu M V D371
○820Royal Blue Very Dark1151
◎3021Brown Gray Vy Dk131
●3838Lavender Blue Dark3251
◐823Navy Blue Dark511
◧803Baby Blue Ult Vy Dk501
★336Navy Blue2331
☆3022Brown Gray Med721
♣930Antique Blue Dark571
♥939Navy Blue Very Dark1161
✓791Cornflower Blue V D171
✖31Blueberry1671
✚3799Pewter Gray Vy Dk1771
✱3012Khaki Green Md171
⧄796Royal Blue Dark91
⬟3051Green Gray Dk51
⬡924Gray Green Vy Dark201
⬢792Cornflower Blue Dark221

Finished size

On Aida, with 3 inches of spare fabric on every side for the cut size.
FabricFinishedCut
14-count Aida4.3 × 3.4 in (10.9 × 8.7 cm)10.3 × 9.4 in
16-count Aida3.8 × 3.0 in (9.5 × 7.6 cm)9.8 × 9.0 in
18-count Aida3.3 × 2.7 in (8.5 × 6.8 cm)9.3 × 8.7 in

How to stitch it

Find the middle of the fabric, match it to the center of the chart, and work outward. Each square is one full cross with 2 strands of floss.

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