Sunset over the sea cross stitch pattern
Free patterns · Landscapes · Sunlight breaking through clouds over the waves, from a photo.

- stitches
- 60 × 40
- DMC colors
- 24
- on 14-count
- 4.3 × 2.9 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 James Harris (CC0).
Thread key
| Symbol | DMC | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⊕ | 371 | Mustard | 23 | 1 |
| ⊠ | 519 | Sky Blue | 21 | 1 |
| ■ | 820 | Royal Blue Very Dark | 417 | 1 |
| □ | 844 | Beaver Gray Ult Dk | 69 | 1 |
| ▣ | 414 | Steel Gray Dk | 31 | 1 |
| ▬ | 3787 | Brown Gray Dark | 48 | 1 |
| ▮ | 825 | Blue Dark | 44 | 1 |
| ▲ | 3799 | Pewter Gray Vy Dk | 305 | 1 |
| △ | 3790 | Beige Gray Ult Dk | 65 | 1 |
| ◆ | 3750 | Antique Blue Very Dk | 177 | 1 |
| ◇ | 3021 | Brown Gray Vy Dk | 51 | 1 |
| ◉ | 728 | Topaz | 27 | 1 |
| ○ | 3863 | Mocha Beige Med | 79 | 1 |
| ● | 310 | Black | 486 | 1 |
| ◐ | 926 | Gray Green Med | 40 | 1 |
| ◧ | 3047 | Yellow Beige Lt | 32 | 1 |
| ★ | 413 | Pewter Gray Dark | 105 | 1 |
| ☆ | 841 | Beige Brown Lt | 47 | 1 |
| ♣ | 931 | Antique Blue Medium | 40 | 1 |
| ♥ | 824 | Blue Very Dark | 81 | 1 |
| ✖ | 437 | Tan Light | 87 | 1 |
| ✚ | 826 | Blue Medium | 92 | 1 |
| ⬡ | 3023 | Brown Gray Light | 12 | 1 |
| ⬢ | 3838 | Lavender Blue Dark | 21 | 1 |
Finished size
On Aida, with 3 inches of spare fabric on every side for the cut size.
| Fabric | Finished | Cut |
|---|---|---|
| 14-count Aida | 4.3 × 2.9 in (10.9 × 7.3 cm) | 10.3 × 8.9 in |
| 16-count Aida | 3.8 × 2.5 in (9.5 × 6.3 cm) | 9.8 × 8.5 in |
| 18-count Aida | 3.3 × 2.2 in (8.5 × 5.6 cm) | 9.3 × 8.2 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.



