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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!).

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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Stitch Up Tons of Cute Patterns with The Pattern Club

I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club. 

I took a look around and there’s a lot of cute stuff and fun options you’ll want to check out, especially if you love themed patterns that are small, easy to stitch and fun to combine. 

The Pattern Club combines cross stitching with a social network. When you open the site you’ll see a news feed and have the ability to share updates much like you would on Facebook. You can see who is online, have buddies and post your own updates and photos. The community aspect is a little sparse right now but that should only grow. 

The stitch along hub is the place to find the most recent patterns and information on the current stitchalong. As of this writing the Book Lover’s stitchalong was happening, with little designs like Peter Rabbit, a skull for Hamlet and keys for Jane Eyre as well as authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. 

Other pattern collections include European designs, Halloween, ocean life, an allotment garden and more. Alyssa tells me there’s a new theme every month that either she picks or members in the community suggest. You can stitch just the patterns you want or put them together to make a larger collage. 

The Stitchanomini vault gives you access to all of the previous patterns, and new patterns are released daily through the stitchalong. You can download individual patterns (most of them are 19 by 19 stitches) as PDFs or Pattern Keeper files. The PDFs include a color and black and white chart as well as a floss list. 

Another cool thing you can do is build your own pattern collages from all of the squares that have been released. The collage configurator allows you to add patterns of your choosing to a grid ranging from 2×2 patterns up to 4×4. You can scroll through all the current patterns or search by theme and size to make a project that suits your needs. (Above is an example I made kind of at random but you get the idea.)

If you want to check it out, you can grab a three-day free trial and see all the pattern options. Membership is $7.99 a month, or if you pay for a year at a time you’ll get two months free. In addition to the patterns in the club, members receive discounts on patterns and supplies purchased through the shop within the club. Annual members get access to three paid/retired stitchalongs and lifetime members receive all retired patterns. 

If you check it out I’d love to hear what you think!