Cute Reading Ghost Embroidery Design, Halloween Pattern, Instant Download

A reading ghost wrapped in autumn all the way around. The ghost form is the soft round draped kind, cream-white body in tatami fills, sitting on the ground rather than floating, properly settled in with a book. The hat is a classic black witch point with a pink gingham bow tied around the base of the brim. Big open book in hand, eyes focused down into the pages.

To the left, a stack of 3 or 4 books in warm brown and rust tones with a takeaway coffee cup balanced on top. To the right, small orange pumpkins clustered on the ground. A little skull sits tucked near the base on the right side, mostly hidden. Above the whole composition, coral-pink flower stems and loose rust-orange autumn leaves drift in like theyre just falling past.

14 colour changes total. 9 sizes. Smallest just over 1,000 stitches, biggest just under 49k. The 14 colours means this one has the richest autumn palette of any ghost design Ive made. 14 threads is a bit to load but each one earns its place because every element has a different tone from the skull tan to the coffee cup brown to the coral flowers.

People who buy this one tend to come back for the other ghost reading designs too. A cluster from last october. I sold this one to a book subscription box company who stitched it on tote bags they stuffed with their october shipment and customers loved it. One of them messaged to say three people in her office asked where she got the bag on the first day she brought it in.

Run on cream, oatmeal, or warm sand cotton for the softest autumn read. Dark charcoal works too but the skull and coffee cup tones blend slightly on very dark grounds. Pair tearaway with the jersey or any knit, tearaway works on woven cotton or canvas. Pair with a small name or phrase stitch beneath if youre doing a personalised gift, but dont overcrowd it, keep text small and tucked below the skull line.