Starry Night Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
Van Gogh's swirling night sky, painted at Saint-Rémy in June 1889, as a square full-coverage chart. The dark cypress on the left and the bright moon on the right give you clear landmarks while you stitch all that blue.
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What you need
The full chart is 118 stitches wide and 118 high: 13,924 full cross stitches in 29 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 14-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 798 Delft Blue Dark | 1,448 | 278 areas | 19.3 m | 80 % | 312 Baby Blue Very Dark |
| 336 Navy Blue | 1,414 | 148 areas | 18.9 m | 79 % | 796 Royal Blue Dark |
| 931 Antique Blue Medium | 1,387 | 324 areas | 18.5 m | 77 % | 322 Baby Blue Dark |
| 31 Blueberry | 1,107 | 206 areas | 14.8 m | 62 % | 792 Cornflower Blue Dark |
| 3371 Black Brown | 1,073 | 58 areas | 14.3 m | 60 % | 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark |
| 3838 Lavender Blue Dark | 1,020 | 328 areas | 13.6 m | 57 % | 793 Cornflower Blue Medium |
| 3768 Gray Green Dark | 875 | 166 areas | 11.7 m | 49 % | 3809 Turquoise Vy Dark |
| 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark | 795 | 129 areas | 10.6 m | 44 % | 844 Beaver Gray Ultra Dark |
| 820 Royal Blue Very Dark | 489 | 126 areas | 6.5 m | 27 % | 796 Royal Blue Dark |
| 310 Black | 422 | 75 areas | 5.6 m | 23 % | 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark |
| 803 Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark | 414 | 160 areas | 5.5 m | 23 % | 312 Baby Blue Very Dark |
| 926 Gray Green Medium | 368 | 65 areas | 4.9 m | 20 % | 598 Turquoise Light |
| 939 Navy Blue Very Dark | 354 | 56 areas | 4.7 m | 20 % | 796 Royal Blue Dark |
| 3750 Antique Blue Very Dark | 352 | 114 areas | 4.7 m | 20 % | 311 Wedgewood Ultra Very Dark |
| 930 Antique Blue Dark | 309 | 114 areas | 4.1 m | 17 % | 312 Baby Blue Very Dark |
| 3839 Lavender Blue Medium | 294 | 86 areas | 3.9 m | 16 % | 794 Cornflower Blue Light |
| 3022 Brown Gray Medium | 273 | 90 areas | 3.6 m | 15 % | 522 Fern Green |
| 158 Cornflower Blue Very Dark | 252 | 98 areas | 3.4 m | 14 % | 792 Cornflower Blue Dark |
| 3052 Green Gray Medium | 232 | 33 areas | 3.1 m | 13 % | 3364 Pine Green |
| 823 Navy Blue Dark | 229 | 70 areas | 3.1 m | 13 % | 796 Royal Blue Dark |
| 799 Delft Blue Medium | 196 | 77 areas | 2.6 m | 11 % | 322 Baby Blue Dark |
| 523 Fern Green Light | 136 | 16 areas | 1.8 m | 8 % | 522 Fern Green |
| 924 Gray Green Vy Dark | 107 | 49 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 3808 Turquoise Ultra Very Dark |
| 732 Olive Green | 90 | 11 areas | 1.2 m | 5 % | 731 Olive Green Dark |
| 642 Beige Gray Dark | 88 | 2 areas | 1.2 m | 5 % | 3023 Brown Gray Light |
| 3053 Green Gray | 84 | 25 areas | 1.1 m | 5 % | 522 Fern Green |
| 535 Ash Gray Very Light | 50 | 20 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 3787 Brown Gray Dark |
| 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark | 41 | 15 areas | 0.5 m | 2 % | 844 Beaver Gray Ultra Dark |
| 932 Antique Blue Light | 25 | 10 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 3755 Baby Blue |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 59, row 59, a Blueberry stitch.
Black Brown has the largest connected block, 505 stitches. Lavender Blue Dark is the most scattered: 1,020 stitches in 328 separate spots, 149 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 57.7 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 47, with 75. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 69.5 hours to 139 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 10.7 × 10.7 in | 27.2 × 27.2 cm |
| 14-count | 8.4 × 8.4 in | 21.4 × 21.4 cm |
| 16-count | 7.4 × 7.4 in | 18.7 × 18.7 cm |
| 18-count | 6.6 × 6.6 in | 16.7 × 16.7 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Showpiece for a living room
- Long project for an experienced stitcher
- Gift for an art lover
Stitching tips
- Stitch the cypress first to get your bearings on the chart.
- Follow the swirls color by color rather than row by row.
- Sort the blues on a thread organizer, as there are many of them.
About the artwork
This chart is based on The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (1889), 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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