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Orange Butterfly Cross Stitch Pattern

An orange butterfly with outlined wings, gold spots and a dark body with antennae. The mirror symmetry means you can stitch one wing and check it against the other.

Orange Butterfly chart with symbols

Colour and symbol key

SymbolColourNameStitches
Charcoal symbol #3B2F2F Charcoal 15
Rust symbol #8A3B12 Rust 56
Orange symbol #E07B39 Orange 64
Pale Gold symbol #F6D365 Pale Gold 6
Total141

Names describe the colours; they are not thread brand codes. Match floss by eye in daylight.

Finished size

FabricStitched area
11-count Aida1.55 × 1.27 in (3.9 × 3.2 cm)
14-count Aida1.21 × 1.00 in (3.1 × 2.5 cm)
16-count Aida1.06 × 0.88 in (2.7 × 2.2 cm)
18-count Aida0.94 × 0.78 in (2.4 × 2.0 cm)

Cut fabric at least 3 in (7–8 cm) larger on every side if you plan to frame it.

How to stitch it

  1. Find the centre of your fabric by folding it in half both ways.
  2. The PDF marks the chart centre with arrows; start there and count outwards.
  3. Use 2 strands on 14-count (3 on 11-count, 1–2 on 18-count).
  4. Stitch each colour’s larger areas first, then outlines, then single stitches.

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Licence

This design is original to Cross Stitch Pattern Maker and shared under CC BY 4.0. Stitch it, gift it or sell the finished piece. If you republish the chart itself or an adaptation, credit this site.

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