Baby Animal Cross Stitch Patterns

Spring is the time we start thinking about and maybe stitching up little rabbits and chicks and the like, but there are plenty of other cute baby animals we can make, whether for a nursery or just to add cuteness anywhere in the house.

Admittedly a lamb might be considered a spring creature, too, but I couldn’t resist sharing the floral-crowned lamb cross stitch pattern from The Stitch Patterns on Etsy. This one can be purchased alone or as a set including a cat, rabbit and chick. The sheep is about 7 by 7 inches (or 17.6 by 17.6 centimeters) when worked on 14 count fabric. The stitch count is 97 by 97, and you could change up the colors on the flowers if you want to better suit your decor.

The same designer has an adorable set of woodland creature baby animals, too, which includes a rabbit, bear, fox, hedgehog, deer, owl, raccoon and (I’m guessing) coyote. These are each about the same size as the one above, and would be so cute framed as a set in hoops.

Speaking of hedgehogs, though, this little hedgehog baby (which admittedly is a baby in a hedgehog costume) is so ridiculously cute I’m allowing it in a baby animal cross stitch roundup even though it’s not really a baby animal. I mean, come on. This pattern from embroidery.com is 79 by 79 stitches and was designed by Ellen Maurer-Stroh.

Another cute collection of baby animals comes from The Fresh Cross Stitch, which has a collection that includes a lion, leopard (or tiger?), giraffe, elephant, bird and zebra. You can buy the whole set or an individual pattern you like if you prefer. Each pattern is about 80 by 80 stitches, which comes out around 5.7 inches or 14.5 cm on each side. The patterns use between five and 10 colors each.

If you’re a fan of elephants you’ll want to check out this super cute watercolor style baby elephant cross stitch pattern from Light Unicorn Designs. This one is 193 by 200 stitches and uses 22 colors. On 14 count fabric it will be 13.79 by 14.29 inches, or about 35 by 36.29 cm.

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Stitch a Rabbit for the Year of the Rabbit

Cross Stitch Foxy has a huge selection of cross stitch patterns perfect for gifts or using in your own home decor. As of this writing there are more than 900 patterns listed, so there’s no way I can cover them all, but let’s take a quick peek at some of the options.

As with many cross stitch designers, Cross Stitch Foxy has a lot of holiday themed patterns, including Christmas, Halloween and Easter and St. Patrick’s Day. There are patriotic American patterns, feminist patterns and so much more.

Since we’re heading into the Christmas season as I write this, I thought I’d highlight one of the more than 100 Christmas listings in the shop. These Christmas mugs would be cute to have hanging in your kitchen or anywhere else all winter long.

The full pattern is 86 by 101 stitches, which comes out to 6.1 by 7.2 inches, or 5.5 by 18 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric. It calls for 19 colors. Of course you could also stitch a single mug if you’d rather, or put them into individual frames.

One thing that is fun about Cross Stitch Foxy’s projects is that the intention is that to some extent you can use what you have to make the projects. None of the projects include single stitches of a color, and colors can be replaced with the colors you have or use blends made up of colors you already have, making the projects more cost effective and environmentally friendly. Of course for holiday patterns you’ll want some holiday colors, but there’s wiggle room to use the threads you already own, which is nice.

In addition to the categories I already mentioned, there are many other patterns, including a wide selection of seasonal gnomes, patterns with cats and dogs, food and drink patterns and a nice collection of flowers and plants, just to name a few. There’s probably something for everyone in this store, so go check it out at Cross Stitch Foxy on Etsy.

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