Venice canal cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Landscape · A narrow canal between red and ochre houses in Venice, from a photo.

Venice canal cross stitch chart, 115 by 120 stitches, 28 colors, DMC 823, 322, 3348, 310, 3857, 976, 347, 827, 938, 3861, 09, 939, 798, 934, 996, 3371, 3799, 356, 27, 3777, 3031, 23, 936, 06, 157, 29, 16, 931

stitches: 115 × 120
DMC colors: 28
on 14-count: 8.2 × 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: Many small windows, balconies and boats. Work from the top down in 10 × 10 blocks and mark each one off as you finish.

Made from a picture by Toa Heftiba (CC0).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	823	Navy Blue Dark	84	1
⊠	322	Baby Blue Dark	78	1
⌂	3348	Yellow Green Lt	61	1
■	310	Black	1428	1
□	3857	Rosewood Dark	488	1
▣	976	Golden Brown Med	115	1
▬	347	Salmon Very Dark	291	1
▮	827	Blue Very Light	248	1
▲	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	1016	1
△	3861	Cocoa Light	462	1
◆	09	Cocoa Very Dark	755	1
◇	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	309	1
◉	798	Delft Blue Dark	99	1
○	934	Avocado Grn Black	578	1
◎	996	Electric Blue Medium	35	1
●	3371	Black Brown	3821	2
◐	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	172	1
◧	356	Terra Cotta Med	161	1
★	27	White Violet	713	1
☆	3777	Terra Cotta Vy Dk	400	1
♣	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	239	1
♥	23	Apple Blossom	621	1
✓	936	Avocado Grn V Dk	60	1
✖	06	Driftwood Medium Light	683	1
✚	157	Cornflower Blue Vy Lt	694	1
✱	29	Eggplant	44	1
⬡	16	Chartreuse Light	68	1
⬢	931	Antique Blue Medium	77	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	8.2 × 8.6 in (20.9 × 21.8 cm)	14.2 × 14.6 in
16-count Aida	7.2 × 7.5 in (18.3 × 19.1 cm)	13.2 × 13.5 in
18-count Aida	6.4 × 6.7 in (16.2 × 16.9 cm)	12.4 × 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.

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Finished size

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