Zombie hand rising from a grave beside a headstone cross stitch pattern

63 × 40 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 2.9 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 11 × 9 in (the design is 4.5 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
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 green zombie hand pushes up out of a mound of brown earth beside a gray headstone. The hand is open, with four straight fingers side by side and a thumb out to the left; each finger is darker green down one side, and three small dark green patches mark the palm and the wrist. To its right stands a round-topped headstone, pale along its left edge and dark along its right, with three plain grooves across its face and no lettering. The earth laps over the wrist and is dotted with small dark clods. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 40 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 40 high: 1,560 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 3.6	14.5 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 2.9	11.4 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 2.5	10.0 × 6.3
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.2	8.9 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.8	7.3 × 4.6

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 318 Light Steel Gray	417	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	366	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	313	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	275	Find it
■	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	88	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	70	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	31	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. 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.