This is the one for people who bring a book to a halloween party and find a corner. The ghost sits in a mustard armchair, round and unbothered, eyes closed in full reading mode, gripping a dark book with both lil hands. A black cat sleeps curled at the base of the chair. Three pumpkins clustered to the left, a single tall candle flickering beside the armrest. Bats fly in the upper corners and a spiderweb stretches across the full background width.
And then the text. The words arch across the top and mirror at the bottom, both in orange bubble-letter satin fills with black outlines. Its really well balanced as a badge-style composition and the circular framing makes it read clean at smaller sizes aswell. 7 colours, 9 sizes, 3 in through 7.5 inches. Biggest just over 40k stitches, which is substantial. The web background comes through in light outline fill so it doesnt crowd the ghost at the centre.
People have been buying this all year not just october. Book clubs use it. Library tote orders. Friends getting it on sweatshirts for a group gift. Its a design that realy says something about a person and they know it immediately.
Hoop on a black sweatshirt or charcoal cotton for best contrast. The orange text pops on dark fabric better than on cream. Use firm cutaway stabiliser beneath jersey knit or the bubble-letter fills will tunnel. Skip anything too stretchy at the 7-inch size, theres alot going on at 40k stitches and jersey doesnt love it.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Book club group sweatshirt giftMatching black sweatshirts for a book club group, handed out at the october meetup, they go mad for the cat sleeping at the feet.
- Library tote bag front panelNatural canvas library tote at the 7.5 build. The orange bubble-letter arch wraps the whole face panel beautifully.
- Bookish halloween party shirtDark charcoal halloween party tee for the person in your group who brings a book and sits in a corner.
- Reader birthday gift on a canvas bagCanvas book sleeve at 4 inches for a bookish halloween gift, the circular badge composition fits the format.
- October sweatshirt for introvertsBack of a black hoodie at 5 inches, the spiderweb background detail comes out well on dark fabric.
- Librarian halloween costume accessoryLibrarian halloween accessory tote when a full costume isnt an option but they still want to mark the occasion.
- Craft fair print-style embroidered patchBlack felt framed at 5 inches in a hoop, sells well as badge-style wall art at craft markets in october.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.67 × 3.51ches in | 17,384 |
| 3.06 × 4.01ches in | 20,025 |
| 3.44 × 4.51ches in | 22,712 |
| 3.82 × 5.01ches in | 25,544 |
| 4.20 × 5.51ches in | 28,373 |
| 4.59 × 6.01ches in | 31,200 |
| 4.97 × 6.51ches in | 34,216 |
| 5.35 × 7.01ches in | 37,319 |
| 5.73 × 7.51ches in | 40,424 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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