Pixel-style cross stitch design of a dark blue gothic castle with multiple pointed turrets, arched doorway, yellow-lit windows and a small flag on the tallest tower, set against deep shadowy grounds.

Gothic Fantasy Castle

Fantasy & MythologyIntermediate11 coloursAbout 3 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

This atmospheric design captures a tall gothic castle with pointed turrets, arched windows and a grand entrance, all rendered in deep blues, charcoal and inky shadows that give it a wonderfully mysterious, otherworldly feel. A small flag flies from the central tower, completing the sense of a fortress from another age.

It makes a beautiful framed piece for anyone who loves fantasy art, dark fairytale aesthetics or medieval architecture, and would be a truly memorable gift for a fellow enthusiast of all things magical and gothic.

  • Architecture
  • Blue
  • Building
  • Castle
  • Dark
  • Fantasy
  • Gothic
  • Magical
  • Medieval
  • Spooky

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Pattern details

Size count
100 × 100
Colours
11
Stitches
3,743
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch7.1 × 7.1 in18.1 × 18.1 cm
16 per inch6.3 × 6.3 in15.9 × 15.9 cm
18 per inch5.6 × 5.6 in14.1 × 14.1 cm

Thread shopping list

11 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
6 m(1,396 stitch)310Black
3.1 m(714 stitch)3750Antique Blue Very Dark
2 m(469 stitch)334Baby Blue Medium
1.4 m(331 stitch)930Antique Blue Dark
1.1 m(249 stitch)3857Rosewood Dark
69 cm(159 stitch)3855Autumn Gold Light
62 cm(143 stitch)435Brown Very Light
45 cm(104 stitch)498Red Dark
40 cm(93 stitch)841Beige Brown Light
26 cm(60 stitch)912Emerald Green Light
25 cm(25 stitch)368Pistachio Green Light

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.

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