The Lantern Ghost cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · The ghost of Oiwa rising from a paper lantern, from Hokusai’s One Hundred Ghost Stories (about 1831).

The Lantern Ghost cross stitch chart, 85 by 120 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 3787, 869, 3790, 437, 839, 3031, 820, 3371, 640, 939, 3862, 3799, 738, 310, 645, 535, 613, 610, 838, 3046, 938, 422, 3750, 3773

stitches: 85 × 120
DMC colors: 24
on 14-count: 6.1 × 8.6 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 pale lantern face sits on a dark blue night. Stitch the face and the black hair before the background, and work in good light: the dark blues are close in shade.

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
⊕	3787	Brown Gray Dark	22	1
⊠	869	Hazelnut Brown V Dk	22	1
■	3790	Beige Gray Ult Dk	1259	1
□	437	Tan Light	458	1
▣	839	Beige Brown Dk	67	1
▬	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	152	1
▮	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	112	1
▲	3371	Black Brown	1179	1
△	640	Beige Gray Vy Dk	312	1
◆	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	1123	1
◇	3862	Mocha Beige Dark	226	1
◉	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	49	1
○	738	Tan Very Light	531	1
●	310	Black	1401	1
◐	645	Beaver Gray Vy Dk	83	1
◧	535	Ash Gray Vy Lt	78	1
★	613	Drab Brown V Lt	1073	1
☆	610	Drab Brown Dk	221	1
♣	838	Beige Brown Vy Dk	90	1
♥	3046	Yellow Beige Md	553	1
✖	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	554	1
✚	422	Hazelnut Brown Lt	606	1
⬡	3750	Antique Blue Very Dk	8	1
⬢	3773	Desert Sand Dark	21	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	6.1 × 8.6 in (15.4 × 21.8 cm)	12.1 × 14.6 in
16-count Aida	5.3 × 7.5 in (13.5 × 19.1 cm)	11.3 × 13.5 in
18-count Aida	4.7 × 6.7 in (12.0 × 16.9 cm)	10.7 × 12.7 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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