Cross-Stitch Rose
Cross-Stitch Rose is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 69.9 × 117.9 mm with 8,748 stitches in 3 thread colors. Expect roughly 15 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 3
- Stitches
- 8,748
- Design Size
- 69.9 × 117.9 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~15 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 8
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 2,001 |
| 2 | 434 · Light Brown | 5,159 |
| 3 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 1,529 |
About This Design
This rose design stitches out at 69.9 × 117.9 mm (2.8 × 4.6 in) and uses 3 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 8,748 stitches at a density of about 106.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~15 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3, automatic trims: 8
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Fabric & Hooping
At about 106.1 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 69.9 × 117.9 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 434 Light Brown
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
Stitching Notes
With 3 colors and 3 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.
What to Make With It
Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.
