The Stitch Pattern / Premade patterns
Rainbow
Six bands of colour arcing out of two clouds. Bright, quick and forgiving — a good first chart to work, or to put in front of a child.
Open this pattern Free — chart, floss list and printable PDF
The chart
- 46 × 30 stitches, 700 of them worked, the other 680 left as bare fabric.
- 8 DMC colours, about 8 skeins in total.
- Whole cross stitches only — no backstitch, no fractional stitches, nothing to unpick at midnight.
Finished size
| Fabric | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count Aida | 4.2 × 2.7 in | 11 × 7 cm |
| 14-count Aida | 3.3 × 2.1 in | 8 × 5 cm |
| 16-count Aida | 2.9 × 1.9 in | 7 × 5 cm |
| 18-count Aida | 2.6 × 1.7 in | 6 × 4 cm |
Add three inches all round for hooping and framing: on 14-count that means cutting about 10 × 9 inches.
Floss list
| Colour | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 606 | Orange-red, Bright | 146 | 1 |
| DMC B5200 | Snow White | 146 | 1 |
| DMC 740 | Tangerine | 105 | 1 |
| DMC 743 | Yellow, Medium | 81 | 1 |
| DMC 3753 | Antique Blue, Ultra Very Light | 70 | 1 |
| DMC 702 | Kelly Green | 67 | 1 |
| DMC 996 | Electric Blue, Medium | 53 | 1 |
| DMC 333 | Blue Violet, Very Dark | 32 | 1 |
Skein counts include a 20% margin, because running out of a dye lot halfway through is the one mistake you cannot stitch your way out of.
Make it yours
Open the pattern and every square is editable: repaint any stitch, swap a shade for one of the other 455 on the DMC card, or erase parts back to bare fabric. The printable PDF is built from whatever is on screen when you download it.