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A Subversive Cross Stitch Pattern for Our Times

March 18, 2020 by Sarah White

I know not everyone loves salty language in their cross-stitch patterns, but right now this feels appropriate.

Subversive Cross Stitch has a free download to encourage people to stay home that’s about, well, staying home.

Bonus: You won’t be touching your face if you’re busy stitching.

The design comes out to 4.64 x 6.64 inches on 14-count fabric, and should fit into most 5×7 frames.

We here at Craft Gossip hope you are staying healthy, and staying home as much as you can!

[Photo: Subversive Cross Stitch.]

Looking for more Snarky or Subversive Cross stitch charts and designs? Check these out on Etsy. 

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Comments

  1. Sugar Beet Crafts says

    March 18, 2020 at 10:45 am

    I love this ??

  2. Buffalo, NY says

    March 19, 2020 at 3:54 am

    That language is terrible!

  3. Dani says

    March 19, 2020 at 5:38 am

    ?? ? ? This!!!

  4. Dani says

    March 19, 2020 at 5:39 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!

  5. Donna says

    March 19, 2020 at 6:47 am

    Wow – totally classless. I.m no prude but really?

  6. wendy says

    March 19, 2020 at 6:54 am

    language totally unnecessary!!!! Will NEVER purchase from you!!!

  7. Amethyst says

    March 19, 2020 at 7:12 am

    I was really shocked to see this language!

  8. Terri Tompkins says

    March 19, 2020 at 8:08 am

    I want one hanging in every police, fire, and EMS vehicle!?

    As for language, I’m grown and can look or keep scrolling. Thanks for sharing!

  9. Rose Krizan says

    March 24, 2020 at 6:12 pm

    Will not visit your site anymore because of bad language.

  10. Tamsin says

    May 2, 2020 at 10:36 am

    Love this! Can’t believe how prudish people are over a word!

Have you read?

Designer Spotlight: Haunted Frames

Cute spooky and fantasy cross stitch patterns is how the designer behind Haunted Frames describes their shop, and I have to agree with them. These designs are cute and Gothic and a little bit spooky all at once. There’s a heavy focus on book themes, which you know I am a fan of, so let’s get into it. 

Stopping first in the books section, there are lots of designs that are literally on book shapes, but if you know my love of both books and cats, you’ll know I had to share the Midnight Book Cart cross stitch pattern. As the name suggests it’s a design with a witchy book cart, complete with a spiderweb, bats flying out of a book and what it describes as a ghost cat (though I would have to make a black cat instead of a white one since I have a black cat, and that fits with the vibe). 

The design is 65 by 97 stitches and is worked in 17 colors. It’s shown on 16 count fabric, which makes it 4.1 by 6.1 inches, or 10.3 by 15.4 cm. 

I also love the winter themed little free library design, which would be perfect to stitch up for the little librarian in your life (or to drop at a neighborhood book space). 

Projects with a book theme make up the majority of the patterns that are categorized in this shop, but you’ll want to scroll through all their patterns to see what else is available, since it doesn’t look like everything is in a category. You’ll find castles and dragons, more cats of course, some more obviously Halloween and Christmas themed projects and those that would suit for spooky season or any other time of year. 

If cute and dark is your aesthetic, you’ll want to check out all the patterns at www.etsy.com/shop/HauntedFrames, which you can find on Etsy. 

[Photo: Haunted Frames]

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