Vintage Halloween witch cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · A witch riding her broomstick with a black cat, from a Raphael Tuck Halloween postcard (about 1908).

Vintage Halloween witch cross stitch chart, 120 by 88 stitches, 24 colors, DMC 829, 734, 311, 986, 524, 3814, 3777, 3818, 3849, 310, 09, 3053, 936, 500, 919, 3857, 501, 3371, 938, 3808, 934, 890, 16, 970

stitches: 120 × 88
DMC colors: 24
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: From a postcard printed around 1908, so the sky has flecks of color like the old print. Stitch the witch and cat first; if the sky feels busy, merge close greens in the editor.

Made from a picture by Raphael Tuck and Sons (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	829	Golden Olive Vy Dk	96	1
⊠	734	Olive Green Lt	31	1
■	311	Wedgewood Ult VyDk	1023	1
□	986	Forest Green Vy Dk	365	1
▣	524	Fern Green Vy Lt	107	1
▬	3814	Aquamarine	210	1
▮	3777	Terra Cotta Vy Dk	170	1
▲	3818	Emerald Grn Ult V Dk	897	1
△	3849	Teal Green Light	288	1
◆	310	Black	721	1
◇	09	Cocoa Very Dark	268	1
◉	3053	Green Gray	97	1
○	936	Avocado Grn V Dk	386	1
●	500	Blue Green Vy Dk	2675	2
◐	919	Red Copper	159	1
◧	3857	Rosewood Dark	132	1
★	501	Blue Green Dark	694	1
☆	3371	Black Brown	218	1
♣	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	165	1
♥	3808	Turquoise Ult Vy Dk	546	1
✖	934	Avocado Grn Black	600	1
✚	890	Pistachio Grn Ult V D	677	1
⬡	16	Chartreuse Light	15	1
⬢	970	Pumpkin Light	20	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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