Pansies Still Life Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
Pots of purple and yellow pansies beside a few apples, painted by Fantin-Latour in 1874. The dark background makes the flower colors stand out, so the finished piece has a lot of depth.
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What you need
The full chart is 118 stitches wide and 98 high: 11,564 full cross stitches in 30 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 33 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 12-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark | 3,392 | 152 areas | 45.2 m | 188 % | 838 Beige Brown Very Dark |
| 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark | 2,322 | 174 areas | 31.0 m | 129 % | 09 Cocoa Very Dark |
| 3371 Black Brown | 2,284 | 66 areas | 30.5 m | 127 % | 310 Black |
| 898 Coffee Brown Very Dark | 806 | 63 areas | 10.7 m | 45 % | 09 Cocoa Very Dark |
| 801 Coffee Brown Dark | 279 | 32 areas | 3.7 m | 16 % | 433 Brown Medium |
| 934 Avocado Grn Black | 260 | 54 areas | 3.5 m | 14 % | 986 Forest Green Very Dark |
| 3051 Green Gray Dark | 244 | 42 areas | 3.3 m | 14 % | 520 Fern Green Dark |
| 829 Golden Olive Very Dark | 213 | 71 areas | 2.8 m | 12 % | 830 Golden Olive Dark |
| 730 Olive Green Very Dark | 160 | 23 areas | 2.1 m | 9 % | 580 Moss Green Dark |
| 3011 Khaki Green Dark | 155 | 25 areas | 2.1 m | 9 % | 3052 Green Gray Medium |
| 839 Beige Brown Dark | 144 | 60 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 3781 Mocha Brown Dark |
| 869 Hazelnut Brown Very Dark | 143 | 37 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 610 Drab Brown Dark |
| 167 Yellow Beige Very Dark | 120 | 19 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 3863 Mocha Beige Medium |
| 372 Mustard Light | 96 | 9 areas | 1.3 m | 5 % | 834 Golden Olive Very Light |
| 935 Avocado Green Dark | 95 | 29 areas | 1.3 m | 5 % | 986 Forest Green Very Dark |
| 640 Beige Gray Very Dark | 87 | 28 areas | 1.2 m | 5 % | 830 Golden Olive Dark |
| 444 Lemon Dark | 86 | 7 areas | 1.1 m | 5 % | 973 Canary Bright |
| 729 Old Gold Medium | 69 | 17 areas | 0.9 m | 4 % | 3852 Straw Very Dark |
| 936 Avocado Green Very Dark | 64 | 31 areas | 0.9 m | 4 % | 986 Forest Green Very Dark |
| 779 Cocoa Dark | 62 | 5 areas | 0.8 m | 3 % | 08 Driftwood Dark |
| 18 Yellow Plum | 61 | 8 areas | 0.8 m | 3 % | 17 Yellow Plum Light |
| 732 Olive Green | 56 | 14 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 580 Moss Green Dark |
| 733 Olive Green Medium | 55 | 20 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 581 Moss Green |
| 16 Chartreuse Light | 52 | 9 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 166 Moss Green Medium Light |
| 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark | 49 | 14 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 844 Beaver Gray Ultra Dark |
| 3045 Yellow Beige Dark | 48 | 7 areas | 0.6 m | 3 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 370 Mustard Medium | 48 | 17 areas | 0.6 m | 3 % | 371 Mustard |
| 731 Olive Green Dark | 46 | 9 areas | 0.6 m | 3 % | 580 Moss Green Dark |
| 3078 Golden Yellow Very Light | 41 | 3 areas | 0.5 m | 2 % | 677 Old Gold Very Light |
| 523 Fern Green Light | 27 | 9 areas | 0.4 m | 2 % | 3053 Green 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 49, a Avocado Grn Black stitch.
Mocha Brown Very Dark has the largest connected block, 2,707 stitches. Coffee Brown Ultra Dark is the most scattered: 2,322 stitches in 174 separate spots, 47 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 33.2 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 64, with 61. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 58 hours to 115.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 10.7 × 8.9 in | 27.2 × 22.6 cm |
| 14-count | 8.4 × 7.0 in | 21.4 × 17.8 cm |
| 16-count | 7.4 × 6.1 in | 18.7 × 15.6 cm |
| 18-count | 6.6 × 5.4 in | 16.7 × 13.8 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Kitchen or dining room piece
- Gift for a gardener
- Companion to our other flower still lifes
Stitching tips
- Stitch the yellow pansies early: they are the brightest point and help you stay oriented.
- Separate the dark browns on a thread organizer, as they look alike in low light.
- Skip the background and stitch on dark fabric for a quicker version.
About the artwork
This chart is based on Still Life with Pansies by Henri Fantin-Latour (1874), 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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