Free pattern · beginner

Candy Corn Cross Stitch Pattern

The three-stripe Halloween sweet with a brown outline. Tiny and quick; make a handful for bunting or scatter them around a larger design.

Candy Corn chart with symbols

Colour and symbol key

SymbolColourNameStitches
Outline Brown symbol #7A4A24 Outline Brown
≈ DMC 433 Brown Medium
26
White symbol #FBFAF7 White
≈ DMC Blanc White
5
Orange symbol #F08A24 Orange
≈ DMC 970 Pumpkin Light
11
Yellow symbol #F2C94C Yellow
≈ DMC 19 Autumn Gold medium Light
19
Total61

“≈ DMC” is the nearest DMC floss to each screen colour, a suggestion rather than an exact match. Check important colours against a shade card in daylight. Not affiliated with DMC.

Finished size

FabricStitched area
11-count Aida0.82 × 1.00 in (2.1 × 2.5 cm)
14-count Aida0.64 × 0.79 in (1.6 × 2.0 cm)
16-count Aida0.56 × 0.69 in (1.4 × 1.7 cm)
18-count Aida0.50 × 0.61 in (1.3 × 1.6 cm)

Cut fabric at least 3 in (7–8 cm) larger on every side if you plan to frame it.

How to stitch it

  1. Find the centre of your fabric by folding it in half both ways.
  2. The PDF marks the chart centre with arrows; start there and count outwards.
  3. Use 2 strands on 14-count (3 on 11-count, 1–2 on 18-count).
  4. Stitch each colour’s larger areas first, then outlines, then single stitches.

New to charts? Read how to read a cross stitch chart.

Licence

This design is original to Cross Stitch Makers and shared under CC BY 4.0. Stitch it, gift it or sell the finished piece. If you republish the chart itself or an adaptation, credit this site.

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