The Stitch Pattern / Premade patterns
Black Cat
A cat sitting with its tail curled round, worked almost entirely in one colour. Four shades, no shading to judge, and it reads from across the room.
Open this pattern Free — chart, floss list and printable PDF
The chart
- 28 × 30 stitches, 599 of them worked, the other 241 left as bare fabric.
- 4 DMC colours, about 4 skeins in total.
- Whole cross stitches only — no backstitch, no fractional stitches, nothing to unpick at midnight.
Finished size
| Fabric | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count Aida | 2.5 × 2.7 in | 6 × 7 cm |
| 14-count Aida | 2.0 × 2.1 in | 5 × 5 cm |
| 16-count Aida | 1.8 × 1.9 in | 4 × 5 cm |
| 18-count Aida | 1.6 × 1.7 in | 4 × 4 cm |
Add three inches all round for hooping and framing: on 14-count that means cutting about 8 × 9 inches.
Floss list
| Colour | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 310 | Black | 579 | 1 |
| DMC 907 | Parrot Green, Light | 8 | 1 |
| DMC B5200 | Snow White | 8 | 1 |
| DMC 3806 | Cyclamen Pink, Light | 4 | 1 |
Skein counts include a 20% margin, because running out of a dye lot halfway through is the one mistake you cannot stitch your way out of.
Make it yours
Open the pattern and every square is editable: repaint any stitch, swap a shade for one of the other 455 on the DMC card, or erase parts back to bare fabric. The printable PDF is built from whatever is on screen when you download it.