Chrysanthemums

Large yellow chrysanthemums and dark leaves on a flat ground. Only 12 threads and big areas of one colour — a good first chart.

Size

114 × 120 stitches; on 14-count: 20.7 × 21.8 cm, on 18-count: 16.1 × 16.9 cm

Threads

12 DMC colours, full crosses only

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55039 — the work on the museum site

Licence

Chart — © 2026 Crossette, CC BY 4.0: free to stitch, print and share with a link to crossette.org. The original is in the public domain (CC0); the museum image comes from its open collection.

PDF to print · 302 KB OXS for software · 525 KB

OXS is an open chart format that many cross stitch programs open. The Crossette app opens it too — it’s in development; the beta comes after Apple’s review. Colours on screen and in print are approximate; go by the thread codes.