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

Natalka Studio is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a wide variety of cross stitch designs, including realistic, detailed designs with women doing various things, holiday patterns, geometrics and more.

One of the biggest categories in the shop is called girl cross stitch, which features detailed designs of women with flowing hair doing things like drinking coffee, dancing and carrying flowers. There are seasonal projects in this category as well as a couple having to do with hobbies.

I like the knitting one, of course, and almost shared the sewing one as the featured pattern above until I realized the thread is coming off a cone on the floor and there’s no pedal for running the machine.

The one I am sharing here isn’t actually in that category but it is really cute. Little Girl with Watermelon uses 21 colors and measures 73 by 73 stitches. That’s 5.21 inches or 13.3 cm square if you work it on 14 count fabric. I love her messy hair and the little dress and matching bows. You could also change the colors if you have a little girl who isn’t as into pink (or doesn’t have brown hair).

The largest category on the page is animals, and there you will find wild animals like monkeys, pandas and sloths; ocean creatures such as rays, an octopus and a blue tang fish; frogs, dogs and geese, among others.

There are also a lot of Christmas cross stitch patterns, which include a lot of traditional motifs and some more whimsical themes. I like this one of Santa resting by the fire with his boots off.

In addition to all these you’ll find pretty flowers, a bunch of mostly floral bookmarks, a whole big set of patterns with lemons, and a lot more. The fruits and berries section (if you like fruits other than lemons) would be perfect for decorating your kitchen or breakfast area.

Check out all the great patterns they have to offer at Natalka Studio on Etsy.

[Photo: Natalka Studio]

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