Van Gogh Almond Blossom Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
White almond blossom against a turquoise sky. Van Gogh painted it in February 1890 to celebrate the birth of his nephew, which makes it a favorite for baby gifts. The chart is calm to stitch, with long stretches of blue around the branches.
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What you need
The full chart is 118 stitches wide and 93 high: 10,974 full cross stitches in 30 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 32 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 12-in hoop holds the whole design. One skein of each color is enough.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806 Peacock Blue Dark | 1,628 | 85 areas | 21.7 m | 90 % | 3810 Turquoise Dark |
| 3765 Peacock Blue Very Dark | 1,161 | 96 areas | 15.5 m | 64 % | 3809 Turquoise Vy Dark |
| 311 Wedgewood Ultra Very Dark | 908 | 21 areas | 12.1 m | 50 % | 3750 Antique Blue Very Dark |
| 598 Turquoise Light | 895 | 52 areas | 11.9 m | 50 % | 3766 Peacock Blue Light |
| 807 Peacock Blue | 547 | 73 areas | 7.3 m | 30 % | 519 Sky Blue |
| 927 Gray Green Light | 419 | 86 areas | 5.6 m | 23 % | 3752 Antique Blue Very Light |
| 613 Drab Brown Very Light | 418 | 74 areas | 5.6 m | 23 % | 3782 Mocha Brown Light |
| 3842 Wedgewood Very Dark | 368 | 30 areas | 4.9 m | 20 % | 824 Blue Very Dark |
| 642 Beige Gray Dark | 361 | 108 areas | 4.8 m | 20 % | 3023 Brown Gray Light |
| 3761 Sky Blue Light | 358 | 18 areas | 4.8 m | 20 % | 3766 Peacock Blue Light |
| 926 Gray Green Medium | 343 | 122 areas | 4.6 m | 19 % | 932 Antique Blue Light |
| 813 Blue Light | 278 | 12 areas | 3.7 m | 15 % | 3755 Baby Blue |
| 543 Beige Brown Ultra Very Light | 275 | 52 areas | 3.7 m | 15 % | 739 Tan Ultra Very Light |
| 3844 Turquoise Bright Dark | 275 | 24 areas | 3.7 m | 15 % | 3845 Turquoise Bright Medium |
| 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark | 262 | 66 areas | 3.5 m | 15 % | 844 Beaver Gray Ultra Dark |
| 3848 Teal Green Medium | 237 | 87 areas | 3.2 m | 13 % | 3810 Turquoise Dark |
| 3808 Turquoise Ultra Very Dark | 235 | 71 areas | 3.1 m | 13 % | 3809 Turquoise Vy Dark |
| 597 Turquoise | 234 | 55 areas | 3.1 m | 13 % | 518 Wedgewood Light |
| 517 Wedgewood Dark | 211 | 15 areas | 2.8 m | 12 % | 824 Blue Very Dark |
| 168 Pewter Very Light | 202 | 40 areas | 2.7 m | 11 % | 02 Tin |
| 934 Avocado Grn Black | 198 | 37 areas | 2.6 m | 11 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 520 Fern Green Dark | 197 | 58 areas | 2.6 m | 11 % | 3051 Green Gray Dark |
| 991 Aquamarine Dark | 185 | 49 areas | 2.5 m | 10 % | 3847 Teal Green Dark |
| 3864 Mocha Beige Light | 151 | 37 areas | 2.0 m | 8 % | 842 Beige Brown Very Light |
| 647 Beaver Gray Medium | 148 | 55 areas | 2.0 m | 8 % | 3023 Brown Gray Light |
| 3768 Gray Green Dark | 131 | 48 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 3809 Turquoise Vy Dark |
| 648 Beaver Gray Light | 111 | 48 areas | 1.5 m | 6 % | 452 Shell Gray Medium |
| 422 Hazelnut Brown Light | 97 | 21 areas | 1.3 m | 5 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 523 Fern Green Light | 95 | 38 areas | 1.3 m | 5 % | 3053 Green Gray |
| 924 Gray Green Vy Dark | 46 | 23 areas | 0.6 m | 3 % | 317 Pewter Gray |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 59, row 47, a Peacock Blue stitch.
Wedgewood Ultra Very Dark has the largest connected block, 736 stitches. Gray Green Medium is the most scattered: 343 stitches in 122 separate spots, 59 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 44.4 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 79, with 57. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 55 hours to 109.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 10.7 × 8.5 in | 27.2 × 21.5 cm |
| 14-count | 8.4 × 6.6 in | 21.4 × 16.9 cm |
| 16-count | 7.4 × 5.8 in | 18.7 × 14.8 cm |
| 18-count | 6.6 × 5.2 in | 16.7 × 13.1 cm |
Ideas for using it
- New baby gift
- Bedroom or nursery piece
- Calm, long-running project
Stitching tips
- Stitch the dark branches first and let the flowers grow out from them.
- Keep the whites clean by stitching the blossom after the darker threads.
- Grid the fabric: the sky has few landmarks to count from.
About the artwork
This chart is based on Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh (1890), which is in the public domain. Image source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain). We made the chart with our own pattern maker, which reduces the picture to a grid of stitches and a set of DMC threads, so expect a simplified version of the original rather than an exact copy. It has not been stitched by us, so check the preview and try a small area first.
Free for personal use, and you may sell a few pieces you stitched yourself. Details in the terms.
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