Cooked up this little chibi grim reaper because honestly the spooky-cute vibe is what people been asking for these last couple of halloweens. Hes maybe a third skeleton, two thirds robe, holding a wooden-handled scythe thats almost taller than he is. The hood drops low so just the skull peeks out, round eye sockets and a tiny nose hole, no teeth, no menace, just kinda chilling.
Robe is a dusty cornflower blue with deeper navy shading on the folds, gives it that hand-painted look rather than flat fill. White skull and grey skeleton hands sit against the blue, and the scythe has a brown wood handle with a soft grey curved blade resting on his shoulder. Nine threads total, with black doing 8,529 stitches of outline work and grey doing the bone details. Smaller fills handle the rest.
I get messages every september and october about this one, parents want it on their kids halloween tees because the friendly skeleton face doesnt scare the little ones. Its also been showing up on adult hoodies for goth aunties who want the aesthetic without the gore. One customer ordered the 5 inch version for her sons grade 3 halloween parade shirt last year and sent me a photo, he looked stoked.
Five sizes from 3.51 inches wide up to 7.51 inches, stitches ranging 19,684 to 47,423. The biggest takes a while so set aside maybe 25 minutes for the dense robe fill. The skull face holds detail down to the smallest size, didnt have to simplify the eye sockets.
Pop the design on cream, sand, oatmeal or sage fabric for best contrast with the blue robe. Skip pure white because the white skull will disappear into the fabric. Use knit-friendly cutaway on knits since the robe has dense fill that can pull. Hoop nice and snug. Message me if anything looks off.
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.
- Kids halloween parade tshirtsKids halloween parade tee on sage or oatmeal jersey, the chubby skull face doesnt frighten the younger ones queuing behind.
- Friendly goth hoodie chest piecesTeen room throw blanket corner, the chibi reaper tucks into one edge and gives a charcoal fleece a subtle halloween edge.
- Halloween candy tote bagsHalloween candy tote in cream canvas at 6 inches, the dusty blue robe reads surprisingly bold against the natural colour.
- Pillow cover spooky decorFelt patch for a homemade halloween costume cape, smallest size sewn onto the hood back as a maker badge.
- Costume cape applique badgesMy son wanted this on his birthday hoodie two years running so it goes on the chest in charcoal at 5 inches every october.
- Halloween party drawstring bagsHeadband patch for a DIY halloween headband, the friendly skull face keeps it wearable at school when costume rules apply.
- Teen room throw blanket motifsBlanket binding strip at the smaller sizes works when you run multiples along a fleece throw edge for an october gift.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.74 in | 19,684 |
| 4.51 × 3.52 in | 25,882 |
| 5.51 × 4.30 in | 32,521 |
| 6.51 × 5.08 in | 39,796 |
| 7.51 × 5.86 in | 47,423 |
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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