Celebrate Pride with this Sweet Cross Stitch Pattern

The month of June is known as Pride Month, a time where we celebrate and honor the history of LGBTQ+ folks and acknowledge how far we still have to go to provide true equality.

In parts of America drag queens have been a hot button issue over the past couple of years, which makes this free Pride cross stitch pattern from Rose & Crow Needlework all the more fun.

Declaring “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen,” it’s stitched up in tiny bits of rainbow colors, plus white if you use a dark fabric, or black if you use a light fabric.

This mini cross stitch pattern measures 26 by 17 stitches and uses seven colors. The lettering is worked in back stitch, so this is a great project for beginners.

If you stitch it on 14 count fabric it comes out to about 3 by 3 inches (7.62 by 7.62 cm), so you could also make it into a pin to wear at the Pride parade or any other events you have going on in June or any other time. It would also be great on a backpack or jacket any time of year.

You can grab this free pattern from Rose & Crow Needlework’s freebies page. As of this writing it’s at the top, but you might need to scroll through to find it. It’s worth checking out their other patterns, too, which include things like a voting sticker, a vintage Christmas ornament, and a magpie sitting on top of a skull, among other things.

Looking for more cross stitch projects to help celebrate pride? I’ve got a collection of Pride themed cross stitch patterns here, and I also wrote about a Pride cross stitch pattern bundle that benefits LGBTQ+ charities (the post is from 2023 but it seems like the bundle is still for sale).

[Photo: Rose & Crow Needlework]

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As I write this, we’re on day three of an expected four days full of rain, so it’s no wonder I wanted to share some sunny cross stitch patterns.

This pretty sun from Anchor via Yarnspirations uses five different shades of cheery yellow. It measures 48 by 48 stitches, or 3.5 inches/8.5 cm square on 14 count fabric.

This smiling yellow sun is a great beginner cross stitch project. The design is from Bella Rose Craft and uses three colors. When worked on 14 count fabric it fits perfectly in a 4-inch hoop.

Add another color and you’ve got this sweet sun cross stitch pattern from Mamas Crafty Basket. It’s also a little larger, at 44 by 44 stitches, but it’s still a great choice for a new stitcher. That comes out to just over 3 inches/7.87 cm on 14 count fabric.

I love this cheerful sun from Sacred Thread Design because it looks like a fancied up version of something a child would draw. This one would be great for a nursery or child’s room, or anywhere that needs a ray of sunshine. It measures 99 by 95 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it will come out to 7.1 by 6.8 inches, or 18 by 17.2 cm if that’s the way you measure.

If you like your sun with a side of moon, and maybe a planet, this set from Ma Galina Lativa may be what you’re looking for. It’s shown as two different hoops but you could stitch them on the same piece of fabric and frame them together if you’d rather. The sun by itself measures 67 by 66 stitches, while the moon is 52 by 40.

And to finish up by taking it in a completely different direction, there’s this colorful folk art sun by Tiny House Studio BC. It got let into the party because the sun is smiling, but this is definitely not as easy a pattern as the others I’ve shared. This one uses a whopping 42 colors and is 140 by 175 stitches. That’s 10 by 12.5 inches, or 25.4 by 31.75 cm on 14 count fabric.

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