Colorful Mardi Gras Cross Stitch Patterns

Mardi Gras is a fun holiday for a lot of reasons, but I think the best part might be that it brings us some different colors at a time when winter has been hanging around for entirely too long.

Grab your purple, gold and green floss and stitch up some fun Mardi Gras cross stitch patterns.

This fleur de lis in classic Mardi Gras colors would be quick and easy to stitch. It’s 56 by 63 stitches, or about 4 by 4.5 inches on 14 count fabric. Perfect for a little frame or to stitch on an apron for frying up beignets. It uses four colors and you can get it from Daily Cross Stitch.

If you want something a little more elaborate, Sam X Stitch has a pretty pattern featuring a mask, diamonds, fleur de lis, fireworks and the words Mardi Gras. This one uses eight colors and is 129 by 129 stitches, which is a little more than 9 inches in each direction. This one is available on Etsy.

And because I’m a cat person I couldn’t resist sharing this super cute Mardi Gras cat cross stitch pattern. Designed by Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me on Etsy, it features a long-haired cat whose face is stitched in classic Mardi Gras colors. This one is not for beginners, as it packs 20 colors and two blends into 101 by 90 stitches. It uses regular floss and metallic floss for an extra bit of sparkle, and includes back stitched whiskers and other details. But it’s definitely a show-stopper of a project for the person who loves cats and letting the good times roll.

Over the years we’ve shared a lot of Mardi Gras cross stitch patterns, so if you’re looking for more check out this roundup. I also love this sweet Mardi Gras cupcake cross stitch pattern, and this pretty Mardi Gras mask chart.

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I recently shared a review of the book Lit Stitch, and in the lengthy introductory materials there were a few paragraphs — enough to warrant their own heading — about how, or more accurately, whether, to fix mistakes in your cross stitch.

The conclusion was that for the most part no one will notice if, for instance, you stitch the wrong color for a stitch or two in a project that has many colors all worked together.

“No one else will notice” is used as reasoning for not fixing mistakes in knitting, crochet and other crafts, too, and I think that’s valid, as long as you also don’t notice.

If you know enough about yourself to know that every time you wear a sweater or look at a finished cross stitch project your eye will be drawn to that errant purl stitch or the extra stitch, by all means, fix it. Especially in cross stitch, if the mistake is minor, it shouldn’t take long to fix and you’ll feel a lot better about your project.

Of course, there are also times other people might notice a mistake. Say you’re stitching letters and you add an extra stitch or two on one side so now the letter doesn’t match the others. Again, easy fix to remove those extra stitches, so go ahead and do it while you can.

I also subscribe to the rule from the drama that anything that can’t be seen from the seats doesn’t matter on stage. Maybe in a house it’s the six-foot rule. Stand as far away from your piece as you think a person is likely to be close to it when it’s on display. If you can’t see any mistakes, there aren’t any mistakes.

I’d love to hear how you deal with mistakes in your cross-stitching, or if you consider them mistakes at all!

[Photo: y x from Pixabay]

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