Praying Virgin Mary Cross Stitch Pattern

Mary in a blue mantle with folded hands, a soft gold halo and a ring of lilies and leaves. A quiet devotional piece for a prayer corner, a bedroom wall or a gift for a First Communion.

This free virgin mary cross stitch pattern is 150 x 211 stitches with 14,353 full cross stitches in 23 DMC colors. It also uses backstitch outlines and French knots. It comes as a printable PDF, and you can also follow it on a tablet or phone in our free Stitch Tracker.

What you get

• A pattern PDF: cover, overview, a start-here page with the threads and the center, the chart with symbols on colored squares, and the thread key
• A second PDF made for the Pattern Keeper app (Android)
• The chart in our free Stitch Tracker: mark your stitches as you go on an iPad, phone or computer

Pattern details

• Design size: 150 x 211 stitches
• Finished size on 14-count Aida: 10.7 x 15.1 in (27.2 x 38.3 cm)
• Finished size on 18-count Aida: 8.3 x 11.7 in
• Fabric to cut: 17 x 22 inches (43 x 56 cm) of 14-count Aida (3 inches spare on every side)
• Stitching time: about 103 to 155 hours for most stitchers
• Threads: 23 DMC threads, one skein of each is plenty
• Skill level: intermediate

DMC threads used

• DMC 162 Blue Ultra Very Light
• DMC 310 Black
• DMC 420 Hazelnut Brown Dark
• DMC 437 Tan Light
• DMC 469 Avocado Green
• DMC 470 Avocado Green Light
• DMC 676 Old Gold Light
• DMC 712 Cream
• DMC 833 Golden Olive Light
• DMC 841 Beige Brown Light
• DMC 936 Avocado Green Very Dark
• DMC 3022 Brown Gray Medium
• DMC 3023 Brown Gray Light
• DMC 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark
• DMC 3033 Mocha Brown Very Light
• DMC 3051 Green Gray Dark
• DMC 3072 Beaver Gray Very Light
• DMC 3766 Peacock Blue Light
• DMC 3768 Gray Green Dark
• DMC 3790 Beige Gray Ultra Dark
• DMC 3810 Turquoise Dark
• DMC 3821 Straw
• DMC ECRU Ecru

How to stitch it

1. Print the PDF or open it on a tablet, and buy the threads from the list above.
2. Cut your fabric, find its center by folding it in half both ways, and put it in your hoop.
3. Find the center of the chart with the arrows at its edges and start stitching there.
4. Use two strands for the cross stitches and one strand for any backstitch outlines.

New to cross stitch? Our free lessons show you what you need to start and how to make your first stitches, and the guide on how to read a cross stitch pattern explains the chart. Want a different size? The cross stitch calculator works it out for any fabric.

The pictures show a digital preview of the finished stitching and pages from the PDF. This pattern is for personal use: stitch it for yourself or as a gift, and send friends a link to this page instead of the PDF.

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