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Cat Cross Stitch Patterns

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In addition to writing about cross stitch for Craft Gossip, I also write about knitting and lesson plans, which means I’m always on the lookout for holidays, real and fanciful, that I can write about and share patterns and projects related to.

On a recent flip through the National Day calendar, I learned that April 19 is cat lady day, which of course compelled me to share some cat cross stitch patterns with you. (I am a cat lady, after all!)

Tango Stitch made this cute geometric cat cross stitch pattern that you can change the colors on to match your cat and your favorite colors. You can get it from JCrochet. There are actually several other geometric cat patterns on the website if you’d like some other options.

This adorable set of nine cat silhouettes from LaSelva Design on Etsy would be great to make as a set or gift one (or several!) to a cat lover in your life. You’ll find cats sitting, stretching, walking, pouncing, rolling, playing and making a cat loaf. These patterns are very small (all are less than 3 inches when worked on 14 count fabric) so you can use them on cards, put them all together into one design, stitch them onto napkins or whatever you want. The pattern comes with horizontally flipped designs as well so your cats can face either direction.

Speaking of minis, this little cat would be a great first cross stitch project, as it’s worked in one color and only has 24 by 11 stitches. The pattern is from Happy SL Store, and it’s so cute and little you can stitch it up in a day!

For something a little more detailed, try this cat in a cup design from Daily Cross Stitch. Lots of people like both tea and cats, so this would be a great design to stitch for them. It uses five colors and the stitching area is 62 by 57 stitches, or about 4.43 by 4.07 inches (11.25 by 10.3 cm).

And if you want to get super fancy, try this watercolor black cat and moon design from Light Unicorn Designs. This stunner is 12.5 by 14.29 inches or 31.75 by 36.29 centimeters, or 175 by 200 stitches. It uses 22 colors and is definitely not for beginners but would be a great way to show your cat lady love in cross stitch!

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Cross Stitch Sheep Projects

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.