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Trick or Treat Cross Stitch Pattern

Dark lettering inside a dashed orange frame with a purple star above. Sized for a treat-bag front or a small door sign.

Trick or Treat chart with symbols

Colour and symbol key

SymbolColourNameStitches
Midnight symbol #2B2433 Midnight
≈ DMC 939 Navy Blue Very Dark
131
Pumpkin Orange symbol #E9782F Pumpkin Orange
≈ DMC 922 Copper Light
112
Purple symbol #7B4FA0 Purple
≈ DMC 208 Lavender Very Dark
26
Total269

“≈ 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 Aida4.73 × 3.09 in (12.0 × 7.9 cm)
14-count Aida3.71 × 2.43 in (9.4 × 6.2 cm)
16-count Aida3.25 × 2.13 in (8.3 × 5.4 cm)
18-count Aida2.89 × 1.89 in (7.3 × 4.8 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.

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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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