A Merry Halloween cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · A girl blowing a horn beside three grinning jack-o-lanterns, from a vintage Halloween postcard (about 1910).

A Merry Halloween cross stitch chart, 120 by 70 stitches, 26 colors, DMC 3809, 801, 935, 938, 726, 733, 677, 890, 934, 16, 310, 3854, 3776, 3346, 3371, 780, 973, 581, 972, 738, 918, 3031, 09, 523, 606, 471

stitches: 120 × 70
DMC colors: 26
on 14-count: 8.6 × 5.0 in

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Stitching tip: A busy, cheerful postcard with lots of small areas. Stitch the three pumpkin heads first, then the girl, and leave the straw and grass for last.

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
⊕	3809	Turquoise Vy Dark	80	1
⊠	801	Coffee Brown Dk	77	1
⌂	935	Avocado Green Dk	62	1
■	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	912	1
□	726	Topaz Light	240	1
▣	733	Olive Green Md	133	1
▬	677	Old Gold Vy Lt	199	1
▮	890	Pistachio Grn Ult V D	173	1
▲	934	Avocado Grn Black	911	1
△	16	Chartreuse Light	233	1
◆	310	Black	892	1
◇	3854	Autumn Gold Med	218	1
◉	3776	Mahogany Light	122	1
○	3346	Hunter Green	272	1
●	3371	Black Brown	1385	1
◐	780	Topaz Ultra Vy Dk	164	1
◧	973	Canary Bright	146	1
★	581	Moss Green	546	1
☆	972	Canary Deep	206	1
♣	738	Tan Very Light	171	1
♥	918	Red Copper Dark	279	1
✓	3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	40	1
✖	09	Cocoa Very Dark	330	1
✚	523	Fern Green Lt	465	1
⬡	606	Orange Red Bright	71	1
⬢	471	Avocado Grn V Lt	73	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 × 5.0 in (21.8 × 12.7 cm)	14.6 × 11.0 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 4.4 in (19.1 × 11.1 cm)	13.5 × 10.4 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 3.9 in (16.9 × 9.9 cm)	12.7 × 9.9 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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