Girl Releasing a Dove Cross Stitch Pattern

A girl in a blue dress lifts her hands as a white dove flies up from the wildflowers. A gentle picture of peace and hope.

This free dove cross stitch pattern is 120 x 214 stitches with 8,871 full cross stitches in 27 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 214 stitches
• Finished size on 14-count Aida: 8.6 x 15.3 in (21.8 x 38.8 cm)
• Finished size on 18-count Aida: 6.7 x 11.9 in
• Fabric to cut: 15 x 22 inches (38 x 56 cm) of 14-count Aida (3 inches spare on every side)
• Stitching time: about 69 to 105 hours for most stitchers
• Threads: 27 DMC threads, one skein of each is plenty
• Skill level: intermediate

DMC threads used

• DMC 03 Medium Tin
• DMC 04 Dark Tin
• DMC 06 Medium Light Driftwood
• DMC 168 Pewter Very Light
• DMC 169 Pewter Light
• DMC 310 Black
• DMC 437 Tan Light
• DMC 452 Shell Gray Medium
• DMC 535 Ash Gray Very Light
• DMC 613 Drab Brown Very Light
• DMC 640 Beige Gray Very Dark
• DMC 642 Beige Gray Dark
• DMC 644 Beige Gray Medium
• DMC 739 Tan Ultra Very Light
• DMC 822 Beige Gray Light
• DMC 839 Beige Brown Dark
• DMC 924 Gray Green Very Dark
• DMC 3023 Brown Gray Light
• DMC 3024 Brown Gray Very Light
• DMC 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark
• DMC 3371 Black Brown
• DMC 3787 Brown Gray Dark
• DMC 3790 Beige Gray Ultra Dark
• DMC 3863 Mocha Beige Medium
• DMC 3865 Winter White
• DMC 3866 Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light
• DMC BLANC White

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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