Ghost of Kohada Koheiji cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · A skeletal ghost peering over a mosquito net, from Hokusai’s One Hundred Ghost Stories (about 1831).

Ghost of Kohada Koheiji cross stitch chart, 120 by 88 stitches, 22 colors, DMC 780, 311, 3799, 371, 520, 986, 801, 934, 738, 500, 977, 642, 3031, 3371, 844, 3021, 834, 310, 869, 301, 728, 976

stitches: 120 × 88
DMC colors: 22
on 14-count: 8.6 × 6.3 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 deep teal background is one big area. Stitch the skull and the orange net first, so the background has clear edges to fill up to.

Made from a picture by Katsushika Hokusai (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	780	Topaz Ultra Vy Dk	51	1
⊠	311	Wedgewood Ult VyDk	9	1
■	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	1992	1
□	371	Mustard	374	1
▣	520	Fern Green Dark	105	1
▬	986	Forest Green Vy Dk	237	1
▮	801	Coffee Brown Dk	202	1
▲	934	Avocado Grn Black	770	1
△	738	Tan Very Light	345	1
◆	500	Blue Green Vy Dk	613	1
◇	977	Golden Brown Light	270	1
◉	642	Beige Gray Dark	102	1
○	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	408	1
●	3371	Black Brown	2389	2
◐	844	Beaver Gray Ult Dk	149	1
◧	3021	Brown Gray Vy Dk	132	1
★	834	Golden Olive Vy Lt	562	1
☆	310	Black	242	1
♣	869	Hazelnut Brown V Dk	172	1
♥	301	Mahogany Med	425	1
✖	728	Topaz	454	1
✚	976	Golden Brown Med	557	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	8.6 × 6.3 in (21.8 × 16.0 cm)	14.6 × 12.3 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 5.5 in (19.1 × 14.0 cm)	13.5 × 11.5 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 4.9 in (16.9 × 12.4 cm)	12.7 × 10.9 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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