Memento Mori Skull and Butterfly cross stitch pattern - Instant PDF download

This pattern was created in response to a one-word prompt from my Patrons: "Become". 

This prompt made me think about change and transition, which usually leads me to think about metamorphosis. Plus, there's the idea of what we'll all eventually become: dead. It reminded me of one of the first patterns I ever created, which said "Like a beautiful butterfly, you will die soon". I kinda wanted to represent the same thing, but visually, so I thought of this. I love the Papilio Ulysses butterfly and I wanted to use one, plus the Electric Blues hue family. I've also always been fascinated by memento mori so this was a natural result for me. 

My model stitch is shown stitched over 2 on 28ct Jobelan (14 stitches/inch effective) in Lambswool, in an 8" embroidery hoop and an 8x8 shadow box. 

Details:

Formats: ZIP file containing 2 PDFs:

• 1pg color+symbols for digital devices
• 1pg symbols-only with colored backstitch
  

Size: 92x64 stitches (see images for sizing on different fabric counts)
Stitches used: full X, backstitch, 2 French Knots
Colors: 3 DMC colors, plus 2 blends of two included colors
Difficulty: ⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ Easy/low end of moderate 

If you need help handling any of the stitches used in this pattern, check out my youtube tutorials.