HalloweenEight witches with more attitude than broom: pointed hats with stars, stripes and hearts, curly-toed shoes and a pose that owes nothing to anyone. Each one brings her own thing — the pumpkin, the black cat, the bat, a little ghost that frightens nobody — so you can stitch the whole row or keep just the one that looks most like you. 300 x 222 stitches and 17 colors, mostly black, purple and orange.
Sassy Halloween witches
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 69.3 x 51.3 cm | 27.3 x 20.2 in | 85 x 67 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 54.4 x 40.3 cm | 21.4 x 15.9 in | 70 x 56 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 47.6 x 35.2 cm | 18.8 x 13.9 in | 64 x 51 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 42.3 x 31.3 cm | 16.7 x 12.3 in | 58 x 47 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 38.1 x 28.2 cm | 15.0 x 11.1 in | 54 x 44 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 34.6 x 25.6 cm | 13.6 x 10.1 in | 51 x 42 cm |
* The fabric to buy allows 8 cm on each side for the hoop and the frame. The highlighted row is 14-count, the most common: the pattern has the same number of stitches on every fabric, what changes is how big each one is.
Suggested fabric: white.
The threads
| Thread | Stitches | Of the total | Skeins * |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 310 | 12,327 | 41.7 % | 8 |
| DMC 3837 | 3,558 | 12.0 % | 3 |
| DMC 945 | 2,760 | 9.3 % | 2 |
| DMC 740 | 1,721 | 5.8 % | 2 |
| DMC 906 | 1,711 | 5.8 % | 2 |
| DMC 3799 | 1,688 | 5.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 956 | 1,574 | 5.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 972 | 729 | 2.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 3824 | 576 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 02 | 562 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3806 | 522 | 1.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 907 | 443 | 1.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 444 | 362 | 1.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 720 | 336 | 1.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 920 | 250 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 3609 | 234 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 34 | 218 | 0.7 % | 1 |
| 17 threads | 29,571 | 100 % | 29 skeins |
* The skeins are a guide: they assume about 1,700 stitches per skein with two strands on 14-count, rounded up. Finer thread goes further, doubled thread goes less far.
What this one asks of you
All 29,571 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 196 lone stitches, 0.7 % of the total, and 51 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
