Basketball Cross Stitch for March Madness

Whether you’re getting ready for the college tournament, prefer professional ball or have a kid who plays basketball, these basketball cross stitch patterns will carry you through March Madness and beyond.

Keep it simple with this cross stitch basketball pattern from Brenley Stitches. The design measures 60 by 59 stitches (a little more than 4 inches/10 cm) and uses three colors.

Or try this watercolor basketball design from Light Unicorn Designs. This one is 199 by 200 stitches and uses 22 colors. On 14 count fabric it measures 14.21 by 14.29 inches, or 36.1 by 36.3 cm.

Another fun sort of watercolor basketball is from Silhouette Stitch. It uses two colors and is 91 by 96 stitches. That comes out to about 6.5 by 6.9 inches, or 16.5 by 17.4 cm on 14 count fabric.

I weirdly found two different basketball playing gnomes enshrined in cross stitch. This one from Happy Little Stitche has a number in the beard that you could change to match your favorite gnome, and the basketball hat is really funny. This one is 74 by 120 stitches, and uses 9 colors. On 14 count fabric it’s 5.3 by 8.6 inches, or 13.4 by 21.8 cm.

The other gnome is holding a basketball and has a striped hat, which you could change to team colors if you want. This one is by AtS Cross Stitch and measures 36 by 80 stitches. That’s about 2.5 by 5.5 inches/6 by 14 cm on 14 count fabric. It calls for five colors.

Share your love of basketball with the world with this easy design from Delia Cross Stitches. It uses just two colors and measures 69 by 68 stitches, making your finished design 4.9 by 4.8 inches or 12.5 by 12.3 cm on 14 count fabric.

Digi Cross Stitch has a fun basketball subway art pattern that also uses two colors. This one is 226 by 238 stitches, or a little more than 16 by 17 inches/41 by 43 cm on 14 count fabric. Sizing for other stitch counts is included if you want to make it smaller.

If there’s a basketball player in your life, you might want to stitch the cool basketball girl cross stitch pattern from Art and Hobby Shop (I looked for a boy and didn’t find it but if you see one send me the link and I’ll update!). This one uses two colors and is 144 by 146 stitches, which comes out to 10.3 by 10.4 inches on 14 count fabric (or 26.1 by 26.4 cm).

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As a knitter, I love a good sheep motif, so let’s take a look at some cute sheep cross stitch patterns.

If you want to stitch a little sheep, this mini square from Good Dog Needleworks is a nice choice. It uses just three colors and measures 32 by 32 stitches. That’s 2.2 inches or about 5.5 cm square if you stitch it on 14 count fabric.

I also love these two little sheep, which you can stitch together or in individual hoops and shown. The designs are form Threadbound Art and use six colors. They are slightly different in size, with one being 21 by 17 stitches and the other 21 by 20. They fit in four inch frames if you work them on 14 count fabric.

You can stitch a sweet sheep bookmark with this design from Kits by SA Stitch. This is not for the person who doesn’t like back stitch, because there’s a lot of that here, but it is really cute. It measures 30 by 91 stitches and uses 10 colors. That will make your bookmark about 2.4 by 6.5 inches, or 6 by 16.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Stitch a pretty scene of sheep in a meadow with this design from Motok Nytok. It uses 21 colors and the design is 99 by 73 stitches. On 14 count fabric that makes it about 7.07 by 5.21 inches, or 17.96 by 13.24 cm.

This yarn full of cross stitch sheep has a bit of a knitting twist because the sheep all look like they have sweaters on. The design is from Soda Stitch Design and it measures 179 by 216 stitches. The full design uses 27 colors. On 14 count fabric it will work out to 12.78 by 15.42 inches, or 32.48 by 39.19 cm.

Another great one with a knitting theme is this one where the wool is coming off the sheep and straight onto the needles. This one is from Happy Cross Stitchers and uses 12 colors. The pattern is 137 by 137 stitches, which comes out to 9.7 inches or 24.86 cm square on 14 count fabric. This would be a fun one to stitch for the knitter in your life (even if that is you).

Or you can stitch the field of sheep of a knitter’s dreams with the Happy Sheep chart from Charts and Stuff. These per-colored sheep can be stitched as shown or worked in any colors you like. The eyes are French knots but you can just stitch them in white if you’d rather.

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