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Bernie Sanders Cross-Stitch Patterns

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Bernie Sanders — and the mittens he wore to the inauguration — are having a moment, with knitters re-creating the mitts and using the colorwork pattern to inspire other knit garments, from hats to socks to sweaters, and crocheters stitching up Bernie himself, as well as mitts and hats.

Of course cross-stitchers are also getting in on this fibery meme. Here’s a quick run through of the Bernie Sanders cross-stitch patterns I found on Etsy.

Faber Cross Stitch designed this inauguration Bernie pattern with nine colors and 40 x 87 stitches. That’s about 3.75 by 6.125 inches on 14-count fabric.

Bernie is looking pretty grumpy in this design from Stitch Penny, but I think that’s appropriate. As a knitter I particularly love the mittens on this one! It uses 13 colors and is 35 x 72 stitches.

Berlin Auslander Craft has another great pattern with excellent mittens. Or try this one from That Stitch Shop, which has a rather pixelated quality.

Modern Cross Stitcher has this Bernie pattern that uses 11 colors and measures 40 x 85 stitches, or 2.75 by 6 inches on 14-count fabric.

If you’d like a full kit when you stitch your Bernie cross stitch, check out this one from 4 Stitches and Giggles, which includes the fabric and thread along with the pattern (though it does look like Bernie’s mask isn’t covering his nose in this one!).

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Comments

  1. It’s always impressive to see the different crafter interpretations on trends like this one. I’m also loving seeing the big donations to charities that are happening with patterns and finished pieces, super amazing positive stuff going out into the world!

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Designer Spotlight: Haunted Frames

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]