Roses in a Bowl Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
Henri Fantin-Latour was the great flower painter of his time, and this bowl of roses from 1883 shows why. Pale, full blooms glow against a deep brown background, which makes a striking piece to stitch.
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What you need
The full chart is 130 stitches wide and 92 high: 11,960 full cross stitches in 27 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 15.5 × 13 in (39 × 32 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 14-in hoop holds the whole design. Some colors need more than one skein, so check the table.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark | 3,995 | 184 areas | 53.3 m | 222 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 898 Coffee Brown Very Dark | 3,145 | 95 areas | 41.9 m | 175 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 3371 Black Brown | 1,191 | 64 areas | 15.9 m | 66 % | 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark |
| 310 Black | 558 | 14 areas | 7.4 m | 31 % | 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark |
| 801 Coffee Brown Dark | 407 | 47 areas | 5.4 m | 23 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 420 Hazelnut Brown Dark | 286 | 40 areas | 3.8 m | 16 % | 3826 Golden Brown |
| 371 Mustard | 264 | 51 areas | 3.5 m | 15 % | 372 Mustard Light |
| 676 Old Gold Light | 215 | 22 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 3822 Straw Light |
| 869 Hazelnut Brown Very Dark | 196 | 36 areas | 2.6 m | 11 % | 610 Drab Brown Dark |
| 3828 Hazelnut Brown | 170 | 43 areas | 2.3 m | 9 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 829 Golden Olive Very Dark | 168 | 14 areas | 2.2 m | 9 % | 830 Golden Olive Dark |
| 833 Golden Olive Light | 133 | 18 areas | 1.8 m | 7 % | 372 Mustard Light |
| 433 Brown Medium | 133 | 24 areas | 1.8 m | 7 % | 400 Mahogany Dark |
| 09 Cocoa Very Dark | 131 | 25 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 3045 Yellow Beige Dark | 126 | 39 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 422 Hazelnut Brown Light | 119 | 10 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark | 118 | 41 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark |
| 3863 Mocha Beige Medium | 113 | 43 areas | 1.5 m | 6 % | 167 Yellow Beige Very Dark |
| 632 Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark | 105 | 29 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 434 Brown Light |
| 831 Golden Olive Medium | 102 | 37 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 832 Golden Olive |
| 3857 Rosewood Dark | 75 | 17 areas | 1.0 m | 4 % | 3777 Terra Cotta Very Dark |
| 154 Grape Very Dark | 53 | 24 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 35 Fuschia Very Dark |
| 838 Beige Brown Very Dark | 50 | 25 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 839 Beige Brown Dark |
| 934 Avocado Grn Black | 32 | 10 areas | 0.4 m | 2 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 370 Mustard Medium | 28 | 14 areas | 0.4 m | 2 % | 832 Golden Olive |
| 840 Beige Brown Medium | 24 | 7 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 611 Drab Brown |
| 3862 Mocha Beige Dark | 23 | 11 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 611 Drab Brown |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 65, row 46, a Mocha Brown Very Dark stitch.
Coffee Brown Ultra Dark has the largest connected block, 1,842 stitches. Coffee Brown Ultra Dark is the most scattered: 3,995 stitches in 184 separate spots, 65 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 35.8 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 48, with 71. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 60 hours to 119.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 11.8 × 8.4 in | 30.0 × 21.2 cm |
| 14-count | 9.3 × 6.6 in | 23.6 × 16.7 cm |
| 16-count | 8.1 × 5.8 in | 20.6 × 14.6 cm |
| 18-count | 7.2 × 5.1 in | 18.3 × 13.0 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Dark, elegant piece for a dining room
- Large framed floral gift
- Pair with our other flower still lifes
Stitching tips
- Use a good light: many of the background browns sit close together.
- Stitch this on dark fabric and skip the background if you want to save thousands of stitches.
- Park your threads, because this chart has many short color changes in the petals.
About the artwork
This chart is based on Roses in a Bowl by Henri Fantin-Latour (1883), which is in the public domain. Image source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0). 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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