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Bat cross stitch pattern

A black bat silhouette with spread wings and a scalloped lower edge — Halloween in a single color.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 86
DMC colors: 1
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Bat cross stitch pattern stitched preview

The symbol chart

This is the chart you stitch from: one symbol per DMC color, bold lines every ten stitches. Print it, or keep this page open while you work.

Thread key

Stitch counts per color and the skeins to buy on 14-count Aida with two strands.

Symbol	DMC	Color	Stitches	Skeins
B	DMC 310	Black	86	1

Finished size

Stitches divided by your fabric count. Cut the fabric with about 3 inches spare on every side.

Fabric	11-count	14-count	16-count	18-count
Size	1.5″ × 1.5″	1.1″ × 1.1″	1.0″ × 1.0″	0.9″ × 0.9″
In cm	3.7 × 3.7	2.9 × 2.9	2.5 × 2.5	2.3 × 2.3

One stitcher's note

It is one color, so everything rides on the outline: count the wing scallops carefully, because that notched edge is what reads as a bat rather than a blob.

First chart? The beginner's guide covers supplies and your first stitches, and how to read a pattern explains the symbols.

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