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Arthur-Inspired Cross Stitch Patterns

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My daughter loved the TV show Arthur when she was growing up, and the other day I came across what I assume is an Arthur-inspired cross stitch pattern that sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole looking for more.

Someday I may have to design a “having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card” bookmark pattern, but for now here are a few Arthur cross-stitch patterns I found.

It all started with this “funny elk with guitar” pattern from Smart Cross Stitch. I assume it’s supposed to be George if he traded his ventriloquist puppet for an axe. The pattern is designed by Nadezhda Mashtakova and is 87 by 113 stitches. It uses full and half stitches as well as a backstitch and has 23 colors. The pattern is free.

From there I found a couple of patterns on Etsy that are more directly about the Arthur television show.

Of course there would have to be Arthur’s clenched fist, which became a meme way back in 2016 but I still see it every now and then. (I never knew the image came from an episode in which he actually hits D.W. for breaking his toy airplane.) The cross-stitch version is from Hot Cross Puns Studio, uses six colors and measures about 7.1 by 4.7 inches when stitched on 14-count fabric.

And speaking of D.W., I also found a cross stitch pattern memorializing when D.W. ate a green potato chip. The pattern is from Dot Dot Dot Stitches, and comes to 5.4 by 5.6 inches on 14 count fabric. I think it’s about eight colors but the pattern information on Etsy doesn’t actually say.

Are you a fan of Arthur? If so, what scene or quote would you like to see made into a cross stitch pattern? Or if you know of other Arthur-inspired cross stitch patterns, I’d love to see them!

 

 

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Crow Cross Stitch Patterns

In all my years writing about cross stitch, I don’t think I’ve ever had a post dedicated to crow cross stitch patterns. That’s a shame, because crows are cool, and they’re a great motif to use in the fall that has a bit of a Halloween/spooky vibe without necessarily being all pumpkins and ghosts (though we have some of that, too). 

Actually, these little crow cross stitch patterns from LaSelva Design could be up in the house year round, especially if you’ve made friends with crows or are trying to cultivate your own murder. This set of four patterns is each worked in four colors, and they’re shown in 3-inch hoops, though they vary in size a little bit. 

This Art Nouveau crow from Needle Lot Designs is stunning and reminds me a bit of a tarot card. It would be the perfect thing to stitch for a witchy friend. It measures 74 by 98 stitches, which comes out to 5.25 by 7 inches or 13.4 by 17.8 cm on 14 count fabric. It uses 14 colors and has no backstitching. 

Or keep it monochrome with PandoraXstitch‘s cross cross stitch pattern. I love how this one looks like a woodcut, and it shows you that even stitching in a single color you can make something really interesting. This design is 283 by 284 stitches, which is a little more than 20 inches or 51.5 cm not quite square on 14 count fabric. The pattern includes measurements for other counts if you want to make it a different size. 

The Book of Lost Keys design from Haunted Frames feels a little more Halloween, but it doesn’t have to be. It tells the story of a mama crow whose baby is locked in a cage, but the mama has the key. The design is shown worked on 18 count fabric and measures 109 by 79 stitches. That’s 6.1 by 4.4 inches, or about 15.5 by 11 cm. It uses four colors of regular floss as well as gold metallic floss. 

Speaking of more Halloween, I love this spooky cake stand featuring a crow and other characters from Ulysses Blue Stitching. You’ll find a creepy cake, eyeball in a jar, owl, ghosts and more haunting this house. It uses nine colors and measure 109 by 143 stitches. That’s 7.4 by 9.8 inches or 19.78 by 25.94 cm on 14 count fabric. 

I also like this kind of folk art crow (or raven as the pattern calls it) sitting on a pumpkin from MIYAstitch. This one measures a manageable 71 by 81 stitches and uses seven colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to a little more than 5 by almost 6 inches (or 13 by 15 cm). 

Another pumpkin and crow pattern (this time with a witch hat) comes from My Lovely Embroidery MB. This dare I say cute design uses seven colors as well ans is 81 by 80 stitches. That measures 5.79 by 5.71 inches, or 14.7 by 14.51 cm, on 14 count fabric. This one uses full and three-quarter stitches as well as French knots.