Cat Cross Stitch Patterns

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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I’m primarily a knitter, and in the knitting world the “emotional support chicken” has been a big trend probably for a couple of years now (I don’t know how long something has to be popular before you can stop calling it a trend, but whatever).

There are chicken crochet patterns that are popular as well, and now I’ve found a cross stitch chicken pattern that might just become the newest iteration of the emotional support chicken theme.

The Funky Chickens pattern from Satsuma Street are three-dimensional, triangular chickens embellished with felt to make their facial features and tail feathers. The bodies include stripes, curves, speckles and other little designs to mark different parts of their bodies. They’re super cute and not any more difficult to stitch than any other pattern, though of course there’s more finishing than you would normally expect.

The pattern includes designs for three chickens, which are actually a rooster and two hens. The rooster is slightly larger, at 120 by 60 stitches, or 4 by 4 inches/10 cm when finished. The hens are 100 by 50 stitches and come out to 3.25 inches/8 cm when finished. These measurements are for stitching on 14 count fabric or 28 count over two.

The patterns use 13 colors, and if you want to make all three, one skein of each color will make all of them. In addition to your regular cross stitch supplies you’ll need three or four little pieces of felt of different colors to add all the details.

These chickens would be great to use as pincushions, or you could put something heavy in the bottom and use them as pattern weights if you do sewing. They’d also be fun gifts for anyone who likes chickens or needs a little emotional support if you explain it to them.

The pattern is available from Satsuma Street on Etsy.

[Photo: Satsuma Street]

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