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Barbie Cross Stitch Patterns

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Everything’s coming up pink this summer, and if you’re a Barbie girl or guy you might want to stitch up some fun Barbie cross stitch patterns to celebrate.

Did you know Barbie was first released on March 9, 1959, and sold 300,000 dolls in her first year? She was inspired by the German doll Bild Lilli and developed by Ruth Handler because she saw a gap in the market for a more adult-looking doll, since most dolls at that time were babies.

This simple Barbie logo from My Cross Stitch Patterns is a classic for your playroom or anywhere else that needs a little Barbie boost. It’s worked in a single color and measures 120 by 60 stitches.

Or make the “Come on Barbie Let’s Go Party” design from Zodiac Stitch on Etsy. This one is 200 by 181 stitches and uses just one color and only full cross stitches, so it’s a good one for someone new to cross stitch.

If you want to make your own words in Barbie style, check out this Barbie-inspired font designed by Cherub Birks and available on Etsy. Make a design with your name or your favorite Barbie fan’s name for a unique gift.

Mixed Plate 8oh8 on Etsy has the Barbie silhouette pattern with a pink circle behind the head (you could also just stitch the black part if you don’t want all the pink, but who doesn’t want all the pink?). It’s 79 by 83 stitches and uses three colors.

Go classic Barbie with this vintage Barbie in her iconic black and white swimsuit. The design is from Etsy seller Eccentric Avenue and is 8 by 6 inches when worked on 18 count fabric.

This Barbie mini movie poster cross stitch pattern would be so cute as a patch on your jacket or bag. It comes from Needle Pop Crafts on Etsy and is a mere 22 by 33 stitches, or 1.6 by 2.4 inches on 14 count fabric and it uses six colors. You can stitch it up before you see the movie!

 

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Toy Story Cross Stitch Patterns

I’m going to go ahead and admit that I totally missed Toy Story 4, so it took my by surprise when Toy Story 5 came out, but let’s celebrate with some Toy Story cross stitch patterns. 

This sweet design including Woody, Buzz and Jessie is from The Xstitch Shop, and they actually have a few different Toy Story options. This one says it is for intermediate stitches, probably because of the size and number of colors, but the sales page doesn’t say how big it is or how many colors it uses. It’s still cute, though!

If you’ve got a fan of Jessie in your household, this collection of Jessie themed icons is super cute to stitch. The design is from Mercury Stitches and it measures 97 by 144 stitches. that comes out to 6.9 by 10.3 inches, or 17.6 by 26.1 cm, and uses 11 colors. It has full and half cross stitches, as well as back stitching and French knots. 

Share the love of friendship with this sweet Woody and Buzz heart hands cross stitch pattern from Pixell Patterns. This design uses eight colors and is shown worked on 14 count fabric, but the notes don’t indicate how bit is is (based on a finished project photo, though, it looks pretty big). 

And for the Buzz Lightyear fans, of course we have to have a “To infinity and beyond” pattern, so here’s one from Silver Lake Stitches. This design is super cute on blue fabric, but use whatever you have. It measures 78 by 92 stitches, which comes out to 5.6 by 6.6 inches, or 14.2 by 16.7 cm, on 14 count fabric. It calls for 14 colors. 

Or if you want to go beyond the core three main character toys, check out this project from ThreeOOne Patterns, which includes our main toys as well as Bo Peep and her sheep, Bullseye the horse, the Slinky dog, Rex, Ham, the Potato Heads and an alien. The design is 310 by 80 stitches, which comes out to 21.14 by 3.5 inches, or 53.7 by 8.9 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric. It uses 65 colors. Or pick out your favorite characters to make a smaller project. 

All those characters and a few more are found on the mini Toy Story character sampler from Knotalot UK (only part of which is shown above). This one uses 31 colors and measures 134 by 108 stitches. It includes whole and fractional stitches, as well as back stitching. On 14 count fabric stitching the whole thing would make a project that’s 9.57 by 7.71 inches, or 24.31 by 19.59 cm.