Purple poison bottle with a skull and crossbones cross stitch pattern

23 × 37 stitches 5 colors 1.6 × 2.6 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 8 × 9 in (the design is 1.6 × 2.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 550 Very Dark Violet
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown

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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 corked poison bottle of deep purple glass standing upright: a brown cork in a short neck with a lighter violet lip, sloping shoulders and a broad flat body. On the front is a white skull over two crossed bones: the skull has two square eye sockets, a nose hole and three teeth, and each bone ends in a knob. One lighter streak of light runs down the left of the neck and of the body. No lettering is stitched. But for that streak the left half mirrors the right exactly. Small: 661 stitches. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 23 by 37 stitches and uses five thread colors.

23 stitches wide by 37 high: 661 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Very Dark Violet 550, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.1 × 3.4	5.3 × 8.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.6 × 2.6	4.2 × 6.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.4 × 2.3	3.7 × 5.9
18-count Aida	1.3 × 2.1	3.2 × 5.2
22-count Hardanger	1.0 × 1.7	2.7 × 4.3

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 550 Very Dark Violet	402	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	102	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	88	Find it
+	DMC 553 Violet	49	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	20	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.