Jesus Blessing a Little Girl Cross Stitch Pattern

Jesus gently lays his hand on a little girl's head among roses and white doves. A tender faith piece for a child's room, a baptism or a First Communion.

This free jesus cross stitch pattern is 120 x 120 stitches with 7,850 full cross stitches in 33 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: 120 x 120 stitches
• Finished size on 14-count Aida: 8.6 x 8.6 in (21.8 x 21.8 cm)
• Finished size on 18-count Aida: 6.7 x 6.7 in
• Hoop: 14 inch on 14-count (holds the whole design)
• Fabric to cut: 15 x 15 inches (38 x 38 cm) of 14-count Aida (3 inches spare on every side)
• Stitching time: about 56 to 84 hours for most stitchers
• Threads: 33 DMC threads, one skein of each is plenty
• Skill level: intermediate

DMC threads used

• DMC 02 Tin
• DMC 03 Tin Medium
• DMC 152 Shell Pink Medium Light
• DMC 224 Shell Pink Very Light
• DMC 300 Mahogany Very Dark
• DMC 372 Mustard Light
• DMC 407 Clay Brown (3773)
• DMC 413 Pewter Gray Dark
• DMC 452 Shell Gray Medium
• DMC 453 Shell Gray Light
• DMC 632 Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark
• DMC 640 Beige Gray Very Dark
• DMC 644 Beige Gray Medium
• DMC 648 Beaver Gray Light
• DMC 712 Cream
• DMC 739 Tan Ultra Very Light
• DMC 801 Coffee Brown Dark
• DMC 839 Beige Brown Dark
• DMC 840 Beige Brown Medium
• DMC 841 Beige Brown Light
• DMC 842 Beige Brown Very Light
• DMC 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark
• DMC 948 Peach Very Light
• DMC 3032 Mocha Brown Medium
• DMC 3033 Mocha Brown Very Light
• DMC 3712 Salmon Medium
• DMC 3772 Desert Sand Very Dark
• DMC 3779 Terra Cotta Ultra Very Light
• DMC 3863 Mocha Beige Medium
• DMC 3864 Mocha Beige Light
• DMC 3866 Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light
• DMC B5200 Snow White
• 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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