Bluey Cross Stitch Patterns

I saw someone the other day online looking for Bluey knitting patterns (which I will get to!) but it inspired me to look and see what Bluey cross stitch patterns were available. I admit I don’t know a lot about Bluey since my kid is too old to watch it, but I know a lot of people love it and might want to stitch up these characters.

I found a few different people on Etsy offering Bluey cross stitch patterns, and I couldn’t decide on a single one to share from each of them so they each get two. It’s my page so I can do that LOL.

Abbie Sue Designs has a collection of Bluey patterns that makes the characters look like they are dancing, but, again, I have no context for these. The same designer has a really cute Bluey Christmas cross stitch pattern if you’d like to get a jump on your holiday crafting. This one is 140 by 89 stitches and would be great to make it you decorate a child’s room for Christmas.

Aida Stitch Cottage has a cross stitch pattern of Bluey and Bingo hugging, and also one that is just Bluey and is easier for beginners. This one is just 42 by 62 stitches, and it looks like it uses about six colors, so it shouldn’t be too overwhelming for someone new to cross stitch.

And then there are the patterns from Bagelghost. They have a sweet Heeler family portrait cross stitch pattern is a big one, measuring 15.5 by 13.75 inches when worked on 16 count fabric. It uses 14 colors and is super cute. And then there’s the hilarious “I slipped on my beans!” cross stitch design, which even I vaguely know the back story of even though I’ve never watched the show. This one is 12 by 10 inches on 16 count fabric and uses 13 colors. It’s sure to make your little ones (and everyone else) giggle.

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I have not done a lot of big cross stitch projects, but sometimes even with small projects it can be hard to decide exactly where to begin and how to work through the chart if you’re working with multiple colors. The general categories for the possible methods are known as cross country and parking.

Cross country means that you’re working one color at a time, moving around the chart (or the section of the chart you’re working on) until you’re done with that color. Parking means you’re working in a smaller section and doing all the colors in that area, “parking” the threads by leaving them attached to the canvas but out of the way while you finish each section.

Royal Rows is a specific way of parking named by Alison Royal, which is explored in detail on a post on Stitching Daily.

The idea is that you’re working one “tower” of stitches at a time (she uses a section of 10 stitches across by 20 down, but you can do whatever makes sense to you). You work all the stitches of a color at a time, starting at the top left and working your way down. When you’re done with a color you can park it where needed in the section below your current tower (known as the dungeon) or in the “east tower,” which is the section to the right.

There’s also a specific way of dealing with thread ends when you’re done with a color. This is a super simplified version (head to the blog post at Stitching Daily to get all the details) but the basic idea is that you’re working from left to right and top to bottom across the work, parking the threads in the next section when you’re done with them and systematically choosing which color to work with next.

The whole idea of parking is kind of overwhelming to me though I will admit that it makes a lot of sense. I guess I need to try it on a smallish big project and see how it goes. Do you use the parking method of cross stitch? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Stitching Daily]

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