Clover Cross Stitch Patterns

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so I think it’s time to start stitching up some clover! Four-leaf clovers bring you luck, but shamrocks are three-leaved and more of a symbol of Ireland. Whichever way you stitch it, make sure it’s green!

If you’re looking for more shamrocks, check out this compilation of shamrock cross stitch patterns (I did let one four-leaf clover slip in but it’s mostly shamrocks!).

Cross stitch clover is an easy shape that’s quick to stitch up even for new stitchers. You can probably make this one from French Creek Farmhouse in an hour or so, as its relatively small and uses just one color.

Speaking of small and speedy projects, I love these little cross stitched hair clips from A Happy Song. They didn’t share the chart but you can see in the photos that the clovers are just heart shapes, and this is so clever I felt like I needed to share it anyway.

Just slightly more difficult because of the addition of a second color is the Lucky Clover cross stitch pattern from Keeping It Real. And of course you could do this one with a solid color of thread or even variegated floss if you prefer.

Mix and match all the green threads you have in your stash to make this one from Etsy Sellery. Mariana Goncalves ART. This one is 56 by 56 stitches, or 4 inches/10 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric, so it’s still pretty quick and eas

Add some different textures as well as different colors with the clover cross stitch design from Mamaida Pattern, which you can find on Etsy. This one uses five colors and comes out to 47 by 58 stitches.

Or give your clover a paisley look with this design from Crazy B Patterns, also on Etsy. This is a bigger one, measuring 165 by 194 stitches, which is 11.78 by 13.85 inches or 29.94 by 35.20 cm on 14-count fabric. It’s all full cross stitches so it’s not that difficult, just a large project.

If you’re giving a gift for St. Patrick’s Day or just want a little and cute project to decorate with, check out these clover cross stitch gift tags from FUDAStitch on Etsy. Each one uses one to three colors and fits on a 2 by 3 inch (5 by 7.5 cm) piece of fabric.

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Shamrock Cross Stitch Patterns

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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