Pride - Rainbow Skeleton

Title: Rainbow Skeleton Cross Stitch Pattern - LGBTQ+ Pride Skeletons with “Dare to Be Yourself” Quote, Colorful DIY Halloween or Year-Round Decor Description: Celebrate individuality, self-expression, and pride with this vibrant Rainbow Skeleton Cross Stitch Pattern, featuring five skeletons in a row—four classic and one fabulously colorful, dancing to its own beat. Framed in a rainbow border with a bold motivational quote, “Dare to Be Yourself,” this design is a powerful and playful tribute to authenticity and LGBTQ+ pride. Stitch this piece as a statement decor item, a Pride Month celebration, or simply as a reminder that there’s beauty in being different. The contrast of clean white skeletons against a vivid rainbow counterpart and purple background makes the design pop with fun and empowerment. It’s ideal for lovers of alternative, gothic, queer, or Halloween stitching—with a twist of color and self-love. Created entirely in full cross stitches and with only 17 colors, this project is both manageable and impactful, great for anyone who enjoys fun, meaningful, and colorful needlework. Pattern Details: Design Area: Approximately 240 x 200 stitches Actual Number of Cross Stitches: 26,332 Fabric: 14 Count Color Aida Fabric (recommended) Stitch Types: Full cross stitches only (no backstitching or half stitches) Colors Required: 17 DMC colors Color Palette: Bold rainbow hues, classic white, and rich black—all set against a lavender purple background for a high-contrast, pride-packed finish What's Included: PDF Full-color chart with DMC color codes PDF Black & white chart with DMC color codes PDF optimized for Pattern Keeper SVG Pattern files in color and black & white Why You'll Love This Pattern: Empowering message perfect for Pride, Halloween, or everyday inspiration Bright, fun, and bold—great for decor or gifting Unique blend of skeleton and rainbow themes for expressive stitching Skill Level: Suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced Instant Download: Your pattern will be available as an instant digital download immediately after purchase. No shipping needed—just download, print, and start stitching! SOME COMMON CROSS STITCH TERMINOLOGY Aida – the most popular fabric to use for cross stitch with brands including DMC, Zweigart and Charles Craft. Threads are woven evenly to form squares and the most popular counts are 14 and 16 (see Count below) Back Stitch – a method of stitching to outline a cross stitch piece, usually in a dark colour. Beads – can be stitched onto a project to add depth, colour and detail. Blending – (also called Tweeding) using two or more colours of thread (usually one strand of each) in the same needle at the same time to blend the colours together when stitching. Confetti – single stitches of different colours looking like little confetti being thrown! Chart – the cross stitch pattern to work from when stitching. Count – the number of holes per inch. Often you will hear ’14 count’ meaning 14 holes (or squares) in one inch of the fabric. Counted Cross Stitch – the fabric is plain and you use a printed or digital pattern as a guide to help you place each stitch. DMC – one of the most popular brands of thread (or floss) used for embroidery and cross stitch. It comes in hundreds of different colours and effects.