Rustic Cross with Pink Bow Cross Stitch Pattern

A weathered wooden cross tied with a big pink ribbon bow. Simple, warm and lovely for Easter, a baptism or a sympathy gift.

This free cross cross stitch pattern is 120 x 147 stitches with 7,985 full cross stitches in 22 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 147 stitches
• Finished size on 14-count Aida: 8.6 x 10.5 in (21.8 x 26.7 cm)
• Finished size on 18-count Aida: 6.7 x 8.2 in
• Fabric to cut: 15 x 17 inches (38 x 43 cm) of 14-count Aida (3 inches spare on every side)
• Stitching time: about 57 to 85 hours for most stitchers
• Threads: 22 DMC threads, one skein of each is plenty
• Skill level: intermediate

DMC threads used

• DMC 221 Shell Pink Very Dark
• DMC 326 Rose Very Deep
• DMC 420 Hazelnut Brown Dark
• DMC 453 Shell Gray Light
• DMC 776 Pink Medium
• DMC 779 Cocoa Dark
• DMC 801 Coffee Brown Dark
• DMC 814 Garnet Dark
• DMC 816 Garnet
• DMC 869 Hazelnut Brown Very Dark
• DMC 898 Coffee Brown Very Dark
• DMC 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark
• DMC 3042 Antique Violet Light
• DMC 3326 Rose Light (776)
• DMC 3354 Dusty Rose Light
• DMC 3371 Black Brown
• DMC 3713 Salmon Very Light
• DMC 3722 Shell Pink Medium
• DMC 3731 Dusty Rose Very Dark
• DMC 3733 Dusty Rose
• DMC 3833 Raspberry Light
• DMC 3864 Mocha Beige Light

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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