The Magic Circle cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Famous painting · A sorceress drawing a circle of fire around her cauldron, from John William Waterhouse’s 1886 painting.

The Magic Circle cross stitch chart, 120 by 120 stitches, 30 colors, DMC 676, 801, 09, 829, 642, 841, 3864, 371, 3031, 3863, 938, 3781, 640, 898, 19, 830, 840, 167, 838, 869, 3371, 3862, 3047, 610, 839, 922, 3773, 3835, 07, 832

stitches: 120 × 120
DMC colors: 30
on 14-count: 8.6 × 8.6 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: Waterhouse’s soft colors become many close browns and greys. Keep your floss on a ring in DMC order and work one color at a time across each 10 × 10 block.

Made from a picture by John William Waterhouse (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	676	Old Gold Lt	164	1
⊠	801	Coffee Brown Dk	127	1
⌂	09	Cocoa Very Dark	77	1
■	829	Golden Olive Vy Dk	1707	1
□	642	Beige Gray Dark	335	1
▣	841	Beige Brown Lt	184	1
▬	3864	Mocha Beige Light	311	1
▮	371	Mustard	302	1
▲	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	1408	1
△	3863	Mocha Beige Med	576	1
◆	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	1360	1
◇	3781	Mocha Brown Dk	535	1
◉	640	Beige Gray Vy Dk	179	1
○	898	Coffee Brown Vy Dk	565	1
◎	19	Autumn Gold Medium Light	20	1
●	830	Golden Olive Dk	1771	1
◐	840	Beige Brown Med	261	1
◧	167	Yellow Beige V Dk	211	1
★	838	Beige Brown Vy Dk	1146	1
☆	869	Hazelnut Brown V Dk	439	1
♣	3371	Black Brown	262	1
♥	3862	Mocha Beige Dark	628	1
✓	3047	Yellow Beige Lt	66	1
✖	610	Drab Brown Dk	662	1
✚	839	Beige Brown Dk	866	1
✱	922	Copper Light	23	1
⧄	3773	Desert Sand Dark	6	1
⬟	3835	Grape Medium	3	1
⬡	07	Driftwood	102	1
⬢	832	Golden Olive	104	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 × 8.6 in (21.8 × 21.8 cm)	14.6 × 14.6 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 7.5 in (19.1 × 19.1 cm)	13.5 × 13.5 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 6.7 in (16.9 × 16.9 cm)	12.7 × 12.7 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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