Monet Water Lilies Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
The Japanese footbridge over the water lily pond in Monet's garden at Giverny, painted in 1899. It is a chart full of greens, with the bridge running across the middle and the lilies filling the water below.
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What you need
The full chart is 118 stitches wide and 112 high: 13,216 full cross stitches in 26 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 14.5 × 14 in (37 × 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986 Forest Green Very Dark | 2,282 | 316 areas | 30.4 m | 127 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 934 Avocado Grn Black | 1,265 | 182 areas | 16.9 m | 70 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark | 1,122 | 76 areas | 15.0 m | 62 % | 844 Beaver Gray Ultra Dark |
| 3011 Khaki Green Dark | 1,035 | 121 areas | 13.8 m | 57 % | 3364 Pine Green |
| 520 Fern Green Dark | 804 | 204 areas | 10.7 m | 45 % | 535 Ash Gray Very Light |
| 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark | 745 | 61 areas | 9.9 m | 41 % | 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark |
| 987 Forest Green Dark | 638 | 145 areas | 8.5 m | 35 % | 937 Avocado Green Medium |
| 3362 Pine Green Dark | 632 | 233 areas | 8.4 m | 35 % | 937 Avocado Green Medium |
| 3022 Brown Gray Medium | 598 | 139 areas | 8.0 m | 33 % | 3053 Green Gray |
| 3051 Green Gray Dark | 589 | 210 areas | 7.9 m | 33 % | 535 Ash Gray Very Light |
| 924 Gray Green Vy Dark | 515 | 73 areas | 6.9 m | 29 % | 3808 Turquoise Ultra Very Dark |
| 3363 Pine Green Medium | 513 | 179 areas | 6.8 m | 28 % | 988 Forest Green Medium |
| 469 Avocado Green | 322 | 74 areas | 4.3 m | 18 % | 905 Parrot Green Dark |
| 936 Avocado Green Very Dark | 321 | 93 areas | 4.3 m | 18 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 3787 Brown Gray Dark | 303 | 92 areas | 4.0 m | 17 % | 535 Ash Gray Very Light |
| 3052 Green Gray Medium | 258 | 74 areas | 3.4 m | 14 % | 3364 Pine Green |
| 169 Pewter Light | 252 | 55 areas | 3.4 m | 14 % | 414 Steel Gray Dark |
| 838 Beige Brown Very Dark | 227 | 70 areas | 3.0 m | 13 % | 839 Beige Brown Dark |
| 869 Hazelnut Brown Very Dark | 164 | 17 areas | 2.2 m | 9 % | 610 Drab Brown Dark |
| 3023 Brown Gray Light | 142 | 31 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 647 Beaver Gray Medium |
| 522 Fern Green | 116 | 38 areas | 1.5 m | 6 % | 3053 Green Gray |
| 367 Pistachio Green Dark | 105 | 32 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 320 Pistachio Green Medium |
| 898 Coffee Brown Very Dark | 101 | 9 areas | 1.3 m | 6 % | 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark |
| 3863 Mocha Beige Medium | 73 | 15 areas | 1.0 m | 4 % | 840 Beige Brown Medium |
| 3346 Hunter Green | 70 | 20 areas | 0.9 m | 4 % | 561 Celadon Green VD |
| 730 Olive Green Very Dark | 24 | 9 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 731 Olive Green Dark |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 59, row 56, a Forest Green Very Dark stitch.
Pewter Gray Very Dark has the largest connected block, 373 stitches. Forest Green Very Dark is the most scattered: 2,282 stitches in 316 separate spots, 99 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 53.3 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 60, with 69. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 66 hours to 132 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 10.7 × 10.2 in | 27.2 × 25.9 cm |
| 14-count | 8.4 × 8.0 in | 21.4 × 20.3 cm |
| 16-count | 7.4 × 7.0 in | 18.7 × 17.8 cm |
| 18-count | 6.6 × 6.2 in | 16.7 × 15.8 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Garden lover's gift
- Large landscape for a living room
- A long project for a Monet fan
Stitching tips
- Stitch the bridge first: it divides the piece into two easier areas.
- Label your greens, because there are many close shades.
- Stitch in small blocks of 10 × 10 to keep the texture of the leaves lively.
About the artwork
This chart is based on The Japanese Footbridge and the Water Lily Pool, Giverny by Claude Monet (1899), 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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