Ghost writer: a ghost rising from a purple typewriter cross stitch pattern

39 × 60 stitches 6 colors 2.8 × 4.3 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 9 × 11 in (the design is 2.8 × 4.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A small white ghost rises out of the sheet of paper in a purple typewriter. The ghost has two dark eyes, a small round mouth, one arm raised in a wave on the left and the other held out to the right, and a pale gray shade down its right side; its body narrows where it leaves the page. The sheet carries two gray typed lines. The typewriter is seen from the front: a dark gray roller with a light gray knob at each end, a purple body, and a dark gray key panel with three rows of white keys and a white space bar. Dark brown outline.

39 stitches wide by 60 high: 1,515 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Dark Pewter Gray 413, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.5 × 5.5	9.0 × 13.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.8 × 4.3	7.1 × 10.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.4 × 3.8	6.2 × 9.5
18-count Aida	2.2 × 3.3	5.5 × 8.5
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 2.7	4.5 × 6.9

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 3865 Winter White	528	Find it
X	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	302	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	297	Find it
+	DMC 553 Violet	263	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	82	Find it
O	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	43	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.