Free pattern · Beginner
Rainbow cross stitch pattern
A five-band rainbow in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, arcing over two small clouds.
- Chart
- 20 × 16
- Stitches
- 224
- DMC colors
- 7
- On 14-count
- 1.4″ × 1.1″
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The symbol chart
This is the chart you stitch from: one symbol per DMC color, bold lines every ten stitches. Print it, or keep this page open while you work.
Thread key
Stitch counts per color and the skeins to buy on 14-count Aida with two strands.
| Symbol | DMC | Color | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | DMC 666 | Red Bright | 44 | 1 |
| O | DMC 946 | Burnt Orange Medium | 48 | 1 |
| Y | DMC 725 | Topaz Medium Light | 40 | 1 |
| N | DMC 702 | Kelly Green | 30 | 1 |
| B | DMC 996 | Electric Blue Medium | 18 | 1 |
| W | DMC B5200 | Snow White | 24 | 1 |
| g | DMC 415 | Pearl Gray | 20 | 1 |
Finished size
Stitches divided by your fabric count. Cut the fabric with about 3 inches spare on every side.
| Fabric | 11-count | 14-count | 16-count | 18-count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | 1.8″ × 1.5″ | 1.4″ × 1.1″ | 1.3″ × 1.0″ | 1.1″ × 0.9″ |
| In cm | 4.6 × 3.7 | 3.6 × 2.9 | 3.2 × 2.5 | 2.8 × 2.3 |
One stitcher's note
Work the bands from the outside in and stitch the clouds last — they overlap the band ends and hide any uneven edges.
First chart? The beginner's guide covers supplies and your first stitches, and how to read a pattern explains the symbols.
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Rainbow — cross stitch chart
20 × 16 stitches · 7 DMC colors · 224 stitches · Free pattern from crossstitchpatterngenerator.com
| Symbol | DMC | Color | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | DMC 666 | Red Bright | 44 | 1 |
| O | DMC 946 | Burnt Orange Medium | 48 | 1 |
| Y | DMC 725 | Topaz Medium Light | 40 | 1 |
| N | DMC 702 | Kelly Green | 30 | 1 |
| B | DMC 996 | Electric Blue Medium | 18 | 1 |
| W | DMC B5200 | Snow White | 24 | 1 |
| g | DMC 415 | Pearl Gray | 20 | 1 |
Two strands on 14-count Aida. Symbols sit one per stitch; bold lines every ten. https://crossstitchpatterngenerator.com/patterns/rainbow