Picture Cross Stitch

Photo to Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

Pick a photo, choose the size and how many colors you want, and you get a chart with DMC thread numbers and a list of the floss to buy.

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Width80 stitches
Fabric14-count Aida
Colorsup to 24

Inside the PDF

Pages from the cat sample above at 80 × 80 stitches, 24 colors. There is also a full-color chart page.

Cover page of a cross stitch PDF pattern with the finished size and page map
Cover. Finished size, how much fabric to cut, and which chart page goes where.
Symbol chart page of a cross stitch pattern with row and column numbers
Symbol chart. Split over A4 or Letter pages. Two rows and columns repeat where pages meet, and the center is marked.
DMC thread list with stitch counts and skeins to buy
Thread list. Every DMC number with its stitch count and how many skeins to buy.
Close-up of the symbol chart: one symbol per stitch, bold line every 10 stitches
Close-up at print size. Bold lines every 10 stitches.

How big will it be?

Divide the number of stitches by the fabric count to get inches. Leave about 3 inches of spare fabric on every side for framing.

Stitches wide11-count14-count16-count18-count
605.5 in · 13.9 cm4.3 in · 10.9 cm3.8 in · 9.5 cm3.3 in · 8.5 cm
807.3 in · 18.5 cm5.7 in · 14.5 cm5.0 in · 12.7 cm4.4 in · 11.3 cm
1009.1 in · 23.1 cm7.1 in · 18.1 cm6.3 in · 15.9 cm5.6 in · 14.1 cm
15013.6 in · 34.6 cm10.7 in · 27.2 cm9.4 in · 23.8 cm8.3 in · 21.2 cm
20018.2 in · 46.2 cm14.3 in · 36.3 cm12.5 in · 31.8 cm11.1 in · 28.2 cm

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