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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Easter Chick Cross Stitch Patterns

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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