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Clover Cross Stitch Patterns

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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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Crow Cross Stitch Patterns

In all my years writing about cross stitch, I don’t think I’ve ever had a post dedicated to crow cross stitch patterns. That’s a shame, because crows are cool, and they’re a great motif to use in the fall that has a bit of a Halloween/spooky vibe without necessarily being all pumpkins and ghosts (though we have some of that, too). 

Actually, these little crow cross stitch patterns from LaSelva Design could be up in the house year round, especially if you’ve made friends with crows or are trying to cultivate your own murder. This set of four patterns is each worked in four colors, and they’re shown in 3-inch hoops, though they vary in size a little bit. 

This Art Nouveau crow from Needle Lot Designs is stunning and reminds me a bit of a tarot card. It would be the perfect thing to stitch for a witchy friend. It measures 74 by 98 stitches, which comes out to 5.25 by 7 inches or 13.4 by 17.8 cm on 14 count fabric. It uses 14 colors and has no backstitching. 

Or keep it monochrome with PandoraXstitch‘s cross cross stitch pattern. I love how this one looks like a woodcut, and it shows you that even stitching in a single color you can make something really interesting. This design is 283 by 284 stitches, which is a little more than 20 inches or 51.5 cm not quite square on 14 count fabric. The pattern includes measurements for other counts if you want to make it a different size. 

The Book of Lost Keys design from Haunted Frames feels a little more Halloween, but it doesn’t have to be. It tells the story of a mama crow whose baby is locked in a cage, but the mama has the key. The design is shown worked on 18 count fabric and measures 109 by 79 stitches. That’s 6.1 by 4.4 inches, or about 15.5 by 11 cm. It uses four colors of regular floss as well as gold metallic floss. 

Speaking of more Halloween, I love this spooky cake stand featuring a crow and other characters from Ulysses Blue Stitching. You’ll find a creepy cake, eyeball in a jar, owl, ghosts and more haunting this house. It uses nine colors and measure 109 by 143 stitches. That’s 7.4 by 9.8 inches or 19.78 by 25.94 cm on 14 count fabric. 

I also like this kind of folk art crow (or raven as the pattern calls it) sitting on a pumpkin from MIYAstitch. This one measures a manageable 71 by 81 stitches and uses seven colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to a little more than 5 by almost 6 inches (or 13 by 15 cm). 

Another pumpkin and crow pattern (this time with a witch hat) comes from My Lovely Embroidery MB. This dare I say cute design uses seven colors as well ans is 81 by 80 stitches. That measures 5.79 by 5.71 inches, or 14.7 by 14.51 cm, on 14 count fabric. This one uses full and three-quarter stitches as well as French knots.