Three cats, three different halloween costumes, none of them scary. The one on the left is a black-and-white tuxedo cat with tiny bat wings poking out on each side. The middle one is done up as a mummy, white bandage strips wrapping the body, big cartoon eyes staring out from between the layers. And the right cat is wearing a carved jack-o-lantern as a hat, orange pumpkin sitting on the head with a green bow at the collar and little paws folded in front. Six colours in total: the near-black of the tuxedo markings, white, bright green, orange, a blush pink inside the ears, and black for the outlines. Its a well-balanced palette and youre not fighting the machine for thread swaps.
Six sizes, which is more than most designs in this type. Small goes down to 3 inches by 1.26 inches wide. Thats genuinely small. At that size Im keeping the three cats as a compact horizontal cluster, so the detail reads in the outlines rather than the fills. At 8 inches tall and 3.36 inches wide youre getting a tall portrait panel which is why this works so well on a sleeve or a bag handle strip. The mummy cat fills use a layered running stitch approach for the bandage texture, which gives a slightly rough hand feel on the raised wrapping strips, that part is kinda subtle but customers who notice it love it.
E honestly this is the design I sell most of in october by a lil bit. Cat people are specifically looking for a halloween cat design that isnt just a black cat silhouette and a crescent moon. This one gives em three distinct characters with personality. I got a message last october from a cat cafe owner who had these put on all her staff aprons. She said two customers came in specifically because they saw the apron in an instagram photo someone posted. Green bow on the pumpkin cat. That lil green bow is doing alot of work.
Stitch on cream, white or pale lavender for the best contrast on the tuxedo cats black sections. Skip mid-grey and dark fabrics because the white mummy bandage fill disappears. Use cutaway stabiliser across all sizes, the tall narrow format puts torque on the hoop if you use tearaway on anything knit. Pick the 4-inch size for shirt pockets or small bag panels, use the 6-inch for a centred cushion placement. Slow the speed on the pumpkin hat fill, 22k stitches on the biggest size packs in alot of density for three small cat bodies.
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.
- Cat cafe staff halloween apron placementStitch the 5-inch on cream canvas aprons for cat cafe staff. The three costumes give customers something to talk about at the counter.
- Cat lover halloween party tee or sweatshirtCentre the 6-inch on a pale lavender sweatshirt for a cat lover heading to a halloween party. The colours hold well on pastels.
- Kids trick-or-treat bag for cat-obsessed childrenRun the 4-inch on a white canvas trick-or-treat bag for a kid who insists on cat everything. Sits neat on the front panel.
- Sleeve or wrist panel on a long-sleeve knit topUse the smallest 3-inch size on a sleeve cuff or wrist panel where a centred chest design would be too much.
- October cat rescue charity fundraiser totesStitch the 6-inch on tote bags for a cat rescue october fundraiser. Buyers who dont want pumpkins or ghosts go straight to this.
- Cushion cover or pillow panel for cat householdEmbroider the 5-inch on a cream cushion cover and leave it on the sofa as a permanent halloween cat household fixture.
- Halloween gift bag for a cat-owning friendPop the 4-inch on a small linen gift bag as a reusable halloween present wrap for a cat-owning friend.
- Phone case or small zip pouch patchSew the 3-inch onto a felt patch and attach to a zip pouch or phone sleeve for a small seasonal accent.
Dimensions
6 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.26 × 3.00 in | 7,618 |
| 1.68 × 4.00 in | 10,161 |
| 2.11 × 5.01 in | 13,035 |
| 2.52 × 6.00 in | 16,085 |
| 2.94 × 7.00 in | 19,376 |
| 3.36 × 8.01 in | 22,957 |
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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