Van Gogh Sunflowers Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
Van Gogh's three sunflowers in a green vase, from his first series painted in Arles in August 1888. The golden flowers on a turquoise background make this one of the brightest charts in the library.
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What you need
The full chart is 100 stitches wide and 124 high: 12,400 full cross stitches in 28 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 13.5 × 15 in (34 × 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3766 Peacock Blue Light | 2,352 | 43 areas | 31.4 m | 131 % | 598 Turquoise Light |
| 993 Aquamarine Very Light | 989 | 90 areas | 13.2 m | 55 % | 3817 Celadon Green Light |
| 725 Topaz Medium Light | 937 | 52 areas | 12.5 m | 52 % | 19 Autumn Gold medium Light |
| 3811 Turquoise Very Light | 811 | 19 areas | 10.8 m | 45 % | 828 Sky Blue Very Light |
| 783 Topaz Medium | 681 | 77 areas | 9.1 m | 38 % | 3852 Straw Very Dark |
| 632 Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark | 582 | 105 areas | 7.8 m | 32 % | 433 Brown Medium |
| 3857 Rosewood Dark | 424 | 38 areas | 5.7 m | 24 % | 09 Cocoa Very Dark |
| 976 Golden Brown Medium | 404 | 91 areas | 5.4 m | 22 % | 436 Tan |
| 434 Brown Light | 386 | 90 areas | 5.1 m | 21 % | 975 Golden Brown Dark |
| 3826 Golden Brown | 366 | 91 areas | 4.9 m | 20 % | 420 Hazelnut Brown Dark |
| 733 Olive Green Medium | 366 | 111 areas | 4.9 m | 20 % | 16 Chartreuse Light |
| 3777 Terra Cotta Very Dark | 354 | 64 areas | 4.7 m | 20 % | 355 Terra Cotta Dark |
| 906 Parrot Green Medium | 351 | 22 areas | 4.7 m | 20 % | 703 Chartreuse |
| 3072 Beaver Gray Very Light | 349 | 15 areas | 4.7 m | 19 % | 762 Pearl Gray Very Light |
| 729 Old Gold Medium | 333 | 75 areas | 4.4 m | 18 % | 3852 Straw Very Dark |
| 937 Avocado Green Medium | 330 | 43 areas | 4.4 m | 18 % | 987 Forest Green Dark |
| 704 Chartreuse Bright | 308 | 12 areas | 4.1 m | 17 % | 907 Parrot Green Light |
| 166 Moss Green Medium Light | 265 | 40 areas | 3.5 m | 15 % | 16 Chartreuse Light |
| 3772 Desert Sand Very Dark | 235 | 49 areas | 3.1 m | 13 % | 3773 Desert Sand Dark |
| 732 Olive Green | 228 | 53 areas | 3.0 m | 13 % | 731 Olive Green Dark |
| 954 Nile Green | 227 | 99 areas | 3.0 m | 13 % | 563 Jade Light |
| 772 Yellow Green Very Light | 217 | 6 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 369 Pistachio Green Very Light |
| 3371 Black Brown | 214 | 22 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark |
| 451 Shell Gray Dark | 165 | 30 areas | 2.2 m | 9 % | 07 Driftwood |
| 986 Forest Green Very Dark | 146 | 18 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 3845 Turquoise Bright Medium | 137 | 11 areas | 1.8 m | 8 % | 3844 Turquoise Bright Dark |
| 730 Olive Green Very Dark | 128 | 31 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 731 Olive Green Dark |
| 400 Mahogany Dark | 115 | 36 areas | 1.5 m | 6 % | 975 Golden Brown Dark |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 50, row 62, a Topaz Medium Light stitch.
Peacock Blue Light has the largest connected block, 1,425 stitches. Olive Green Medium is the most scattered: 366 stitches in 111 separate spots, 56 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 35.4 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 122, with 55. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 62 hours to 124 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 9.1 × 11.3 in | 23.1 × 28.6 cm |
| 14-count | 7.1 × 8.9 in | 18.1 × 22.5 cm |
| 16-count | 6.2 × 7.8 in | 15.9 × 19.7 cm |
| 18-count | 5.6 × 6.9 in | 14.1 × 17.5 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Bright piece for a kitchen
- Summer project
- Gift for a sunflower or Van Gogh fan
Stitching tips
- Stitch the dark flower centers first, then work outwards along the petals.
- The turquoise background covers a lot of the piece, so buy its threads from the same dye lot.
- Use the table's reds and browns to warm up your evenings: they change color often and stay interesting.
About the artwork
This chart is based on Three Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh (1888), 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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