Candy Cross Stitch Patterns

Sometimes the random things I get shown on Etsy or Pinterest lead me in different directions than you’d expect. Recently I came across this cool old Whitman’s candy tin that was made to look like it was stamped with cross stitch, which had me searching for a cross stitch version of the infamous butter cookie sewing tin.

I couldn’t find any of those (maybe that’s a project for me to design?) but I did come across some other fun candy cross stitch projects.

First there’s these adorable gummy bears from Mariana Goncalves ART. The full design is57 by 51 stitches, but you could also stitch individual ones, or line them up vertically to stitch a gummy bookmark. As shown the design is 4.1 by 3.6 inches or 10.3 by 9.3 cm, on 14 count fabric.

Speaking of gummies, Lucky Frog Pixels has this cute sampler of gummy candies, from fish to rings and bears to worms. This project uses 38 colors and measures 84 by 85 stitches. On 14 count fabric that comes out to 6.1 inches or 15.6 cm, which the designer says fits in a 9-inch hoop.

For Valentine’s Day and beyond there’s this cute jar of candy hearts designed by HOME and CATS. This is a pattern for stitchers with some experience, because it uses full and quarter cross stitches as well as backstitch, and it uses 30 colors. The design is 65 by 70 stitches, which is 4.6 by 5 inches, or 11.7 by 12.6 cm on 14 count fabric.

British stitchers will enjoy this ode to All Sorts from Stitchrovia. Stitch the full design or a few of your favorite shapes. The whole piece is 120 by 180 stitches and it uses 20 colors. The pattern notes suggest different fabric counts, but on 14 count fabric it comes out to 8.6 by 12.9 inches/21.8 by 32.8 cm.

And speaking of British sweets, there’s also this magical project full of Honeydukes candies from Harry Potter. The design is from Patronus Stitch and comes out to 12.5 by 5.7 inches/31.75 by 14.5 cm on 14 count fabric. The notes don’t say how many colors it uses but I’ll bet it’s a lot!

14 Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns

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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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