Meet the royal buzzkill of the hive, a bee cross stitch with a crown, a skull face, and absolutely zero interest in being sweet. This gothic cross stitch pattern blends halloween cross stitch drama with spooky cross stitch charm, giving you a queen who serves honey, bones, roses, and mild threats.
She has the elegance of an old haunted portrait, the attitude of a cursed monarch, and the wings of someone who heard “busy bee” and chose necromancy instead. If you love skeleton cross stitch designs or a bold skull cross stitch that still feels pretty, this one lands right in that delicious little space between creepy and beautiful.
The roses, crown, golden details, and dark fabric vibe make it feel like an elegant cross stitch piece with just enough bite. It also works for stitchers who love modern cross stitch with a theatrical twist, especially if your favorite kind of décor whispers “bless this mess” but in a haunted castle.
This is for the coven girls, the gothic garden keepers, the hive queens, and anyone whose heart says witchy cross stitch but their walls scream dark cross stitch. It has that soft menace of a horror cross stitch, while still being cute enough to make people lean in and say, “wait, is she a bee skeleton queen?”

And yes, if you came here searching for gothic cross stitch, small cross stitch, xstitch, or even moth cross stitch, the hive has accepted you. As the bees probably say, make honey, but make it spooky
You will get a PDF counted cross stitch pattern available for instant download. No physical item will be sent.
The pattern includes:
– a finished image
– an image of the whole chart (color and b&w)
– colorful detailed symbol pattern in PDF format
– instruction and key section
– list of DMC thread colors

This pattern is full cross stitches only.
Floss: DMC 8 color

Design size: 113×167 Stitches
10 ct 113×167 Stitches (28.7 x 42.4 cm) (11.3 x 16.7 in.)
14 ct 113×167 Stitches (20.5 x 30.3 cm) (8.1 x 11.9 in.)
16 ct 113×167 Stitches (17.9 x 26.5 cm) (7.1 x 10.4 in.)
18 ct 113×167 Stitches (15.9 x 23.6 cm) (6.3 x 9.3 in.)
20 ct 113×167 Stitches (14.4 x 21.2 cm) (5.7 x 8.4 in.)
22 ct 113×167 Stitches (13.0 x 19.3 cm) (5.1 x 7.6 in.)
25 ct 113×167 Stitches (11.5 x 17.0 cm) (4.5 x 6.7 in.)
32 ct 113×167 Stitches (9.0 x 13.3 cm) (3.5 x 5.2 in.)
36 ct 113×167 Stitches (8.0 x 11.8 cm) (3.1 x 4.6 in.)

We wish you a lot of inspiration and happy stitching!

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NOTE
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