Day of the Dead Skeleton
This captivating design brings the spirit of Día de los Muertos to life through cross stitch, featuring an elegant skeleton figure crowned with bold red roses against a clean background. The contrast of rich reds and deep blacks gives the finished piece a real sense of drama and artistry.
Whether you are drawn to cultural celebrations, decorative wall art, or simply love a design with real character, this pattern makes a wonderful project. It also frames beautifully, making it a thoughtful and memorable gift for anyone who appreciates vibrant, meaningful artwork.
- Colourful
- Cultural
- Day of the Dead
- Decoration
- Festive
- Mexican
Start your free 30-day trial and make this your next stitching project.
- ✓ Mark stitches as you go, never lose your place
- ✓ Personalise your thread colours
- ✓ Zoom into any section of your pattern as you stitch
- ✓ Browse hundreds of ready-to-stitch patterns
- ✓ Design your own patterns with our editor or AI tools
Enjoy a simpler way to stitch from start to finish.
Just add your own threads and fabric, we'll provide the digital patterns and tracking tools.
Pattern details
- Size count
- 110 × 150
- Colours
- 7
- Stitches
- 8,373
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 7.9 × 10.7 in | 20 × 27.2 cm |
| 16 per inch | 6.9 × 9.4 in | 17.5 × 23.8 cm |
| 18 per inch | 6.1 × 8.3 in | 15.5 × 21.2 cm |
Related patterns you might like
Day of the Dead Skull
70 × 100 stitches · 7 colours
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead Sugar Skull
90 × 140 stitches · 7 colours
Day of the Dead
Skull With Flowers
70 × 80 stitches · 9 colours
Day of the Dead
Candles
70 × 70 stitches · 9 colours
Christmas & Festive
Decorated Christmas Tree
70 × 100 stitches · 9 colours
Christmas & Festive
Door Wreath
70 × 70 stitches · 9 colours
Christmas & Festive
A Snowman And A Girl
90 × 80 stitches · 9 colours
Christmas & Festive
Anchor
70 × 90 stitches · 8 colours
Nautical & Maritime
Thread shopping list
7 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.
| Length | DMC | Anchor | Madeira | Cosmo | J&P Coats | Presencia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.2 m(4,238 stitch) | 310Black | 403Black | 2400Black | 600Black | 8403Black | 0007Black | |
| 5.3 m(1,245 stitch) | 817Coral Red Very Dark | 13Coral Dark | 0212Christmas Red Dark | 2241Oxblood Red | 2322Apricot Dark | 1490Salmon Very Dark | |
| 4.1 m(958 stitch) | 535Ash Gray Very Light | 401Shell Grey Very Dark | 1801Steel Grey Medium | 155Dark Gray | 6021Grass Green Ultra Dark | 8589Ash Grey Very Light | |
| 3.8 m(874 stitch) | 841Beige Brown Light | 1082Taupe Medium Light | 1911Beige Brown Medium | 2039Brownish Taupe | 5388Tawny Light | 8310Drab Brown Light | |
| 2.7 m(636 stitch) | 3770Tawny Very Light | 1009Cream | 2404Tawny Very Light | 140Almond Oil | 3066Wineberry Very Light | 7933Tawny Very Light | |
| 1.2 m(282 stitch) | 3726Antique Mauve Dark | 1018Antique Mauve Light | 0812Shell Pink Medium | 235/236/434Nutria | 3082Antique Mauve Very Dark | 2110Antique Mauve Dark | |
| 61 cm(140 stitch) | 3810Turquoise Dark | 1066Teal Medium | 1012Blue Medium | 374Feldspar | 7010Ice Blue Dark | 3664Turquoise Dark | |
CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so use the DMC column for those brands.CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.
These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.
HobbyTub also converts to Ariadna, CXC, Gamma, Luca-S and Sullivans. Pick your brand when you start the project.
Ready to start? Track every colour off this list as you stitch. Start your free 30-day trial.