Flying black cats cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · Three black cats sailing through the air with jack-o-lanterns, from a vintage Halloween postcard (about 1910).

Flying black cats cross stitch chart, 87 by 119 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 680, 500, 517, Ecru, 780, 372, 970, 3842, 921, 3813, 973, 3371, 934, 524, 3814, 972, 993, 919, 920, 523, 164, 310, 3787, 17

stitches: 87 × 119
DMC colors: 24
on 14-count: 6.2 × 8.5 in

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For when you have a few projects behind you: many colors and soft shading, made from a picture. Free to stitch for yourself, as a gift, or to sell the finished piece.

Stitching tip: The glowing jack-o-lanterns are the brightest part, so stitch them first. The near-black cats show up well against the pale blue sky exactly as charted.

Made from a picture by Unknown artist (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	680	Old Gold Dark	103	1
⊠	500	Blue Green Vy Dk	74	1
■	517	Wedgewood Dark	1371	1
□	Ecru	Ecru	347	1
▣	780	Topaz Ultra Vy Dk	108	1
▬	372	Mustard Lt	284	1
▮	970	Pumpkin Light	207	1
▲	3842	Wedgewood Vry Dk	902	1
△	921	Copper	313	1
◆	3813	Blue Green Lt	826	1
◇	973	Canary Bright	299	1
◉	3371	Black Brown	103	1
○	934	Avocado Grn Black	393	1
●	524	Fern Green Vy Lt	1503	1
◐	3814	Aquamarine	172	1
◧	972	Canary Deep	115	1
★	993	Aquamarine Vy Lt	807	1
☆	919	Red Copper	294	1
♣	920	Copper Med	198	1
♥	523	Fern Green Lt	530	1
✖	164	Forest Green Lt	610	1
✚	310	Black	690	1
⬡	3787	Brown Gray Dark	45	1
⬢	17	Yellow Plum Light	59	1

Finished size

How big it comes out on each Aida count. The cut size adds 3 inches on every side so the fabric fits the hoop.

Fabric	Finished	Cut
14-count Aida	6.2 × 8.5 in (15.8 × 21.6 cm)	12.2 × 14.5 in
16-count Aida	5.4 × 7.4 in (13.8 × 18.9 cm)	11.4 × 13.4 in
18-count Aida	4.8 × 6.6 in (12.3 × 16.8 cm)	10.8 × 12.6 in

How to stitch it

Fold the fabric in half both ways to find the middle, match it to the center of the chart, and work outward. Each square is one full cross in 2 strands of floss.

Thread key

Finished size

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