Witch and jack-o-lantern cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Halloween · A witch on a broomstick pulled along by a jack-o-lantern, with her black cat, from a vintage Halloween postcard (about 1910).

Witch and jack-o-lantern cross stitch chart, 120 by 75 stitches, 22 colors, DMC 500, 3799, 3371, 971, 18, 19, 741, 939, 721, 938, 922, 898, 09, 310, 820, 726, 720, 3777, 677, 3857, 17, 934

stitches: 120 × 75
DMC colors: 22
on 14-count: 8.6 × 5.4 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 dark blue night is the biggest area. Stitch the witch, the pumpkin, the moon and the HALLOWEEN lettering first, then fill the sky around them.

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
⊕	500	Blue Green Vy Dk	3	1
⊠	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	1	1
■	3371	Black Brown	1509	1
□	971	Pumpkin	142	1
▣	18	Yellow Plum	12	1
▬	19	Autumn Gold Medium Light	68	1
▮	741	Tangerine Med	66	1
▲	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	952	1
△	721	Orange Spice Med	119	1
◆	938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	753	1
◇	922	Copper Light	88	1
◉	898	Coffee Brown Vy Dk	7	1
○	09	Cocoa Very Dark	227	1
●	310	Black	3503	2
◐	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	55	1
◧	726	Topaz Light	52	1
★	720	Orange Spice Dark	456	1
☆	3777	Terra Cotta Vy Dk	68	1
♣	677	Old Gold Vy Lt	56	1
♥	3857	Rosewood Dark	237	1
✖	17	Yellow Plum Light	269	1
✚	934	Avocado Grn Black	357	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 × 5.4 in (21.8 × 13.6 cm)	14.6 × 11.4 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 4.7 in (19.1 × 11.9 cm)	13.5 × 10.7 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 4.2 in (16.9 × 10.6 cm)	12.7 × 10.2 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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