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Cross Stitch Birth Announcements

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One of the most classic cross stitch gifts I can think of is to make a cross stitch birth announcement. These patterns that include the name, birthdate and sometimes other information about the new little one come in all sorts of designs to suit any kind of nursery decor.

Of course there are tons I could share but I picked these cross stitch birth announcements to give you an idea of the array of potential designs out there. You can always search from something more specific on Etsy or wherever you like to buy patterns if you’re looking for, say, florals or a jungle theme or whatever you want.

If you’re going super traditional, this Mother Goose birth announcement from Kooler Design Studio is really cute. It’s a sampler style with bits of nursery rhymes, stitched characters and space for the birth information. You can download the pattern from LoveCrafts.

This bunting announcement from Pinecone McGee on Etsy is super cute and simple to do. You can work the bunting flags in an array of colors, or choose colors specific to baby’s nursery. You could also add a little chain stitching or back stitching between the flags to make it look more like they are hanging.

If modern looking flowers are more your speed, you’ll love this pretty design from Happinest on Etsy. The colors are not pastel, but you can change them if you’d rather it read a little more “baby.”

Looking for something for a future nature lover? Vlada X Stitch has made this great design with tall pine trees and bears. It’s only four colors, so it’s pretty easy to stitch, too.

I love this colorful and super sweet welcome to the world birth announcement cross stitch pattern from Stitchrovia. It’s very colorful and most of the 120 by 120 stitch area is filled with stitching, but it’s well worth the effort for this cuteness.

If you’re celebrating the arrival of a rainbow baby, or just love the look of rainbows, this muted design from Hoop Modern Design on Etsy is a great option. As shown it uses five colors, and you can keep with the pastels or go with bolder options depending on your decor.

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Cross Stitch Sheep Projects

As a knitter, I love a good sheep motif, so let’s take a look at some cute sheep cross stitch patterns. 

If you want to stitch a little sheep, this mini square from Good Dog Needleworks is a nice choice. It uses just three colors and measures 32 by 32 stitches. That’s 2.2 inches or about 5.5 cm square if you stitch it on 14 count fabric. 

I also love these two little sheep, which you can stitch together or in individual hoops and shown. The designs are form Threadbound Art and use six colors. They are slightly different in size, with one being 21 by 17 stitches and the other 21 by 20. They fit in four inch frames if you work them on 14 count fabric. 

You can stitch a sweet sheep bookmark with this design from Kits by SA Stitch. This is not for the person who doesn’t like back stitch, because there’s a lot of that here, but it is really cute. It measures 30 by 91 stitches and uses 10 colors. That will make your bookmark about 2.4 by 6.5 inches, or 6 by 16.5 cm on 14 count fabric. 

Stitch a pretty scene of sheep in a meadow with this design from Motok Nytok. It uses 21 colors and the design is 99 by 73 stitches. On 14 count fabric that makes it about 7.07 by 5.21 inches, or 17.96 by 13.24 cm. 

This yarn full of cross stitch sheep has a bit of a knitting twist because the sheep all look like they have sweaters on. The design is from Soda Stitch Design and it measures 179 by 216 stitches. The full design uses 27 colors. On 14 count fabric it will work out to 12.78 by 15.42 inches, or 32.48 by 39.19 cm. 

Another great one with a knitting theme is this one where the wool is coming off the sheep and straight onto the needles. This one is from Happy Cross Stitchers and uses 12 colors. The pattern is 137 by 137 stitches, which comes out to 9.7 inches or 24.86 cm square on 14 count fabric. This would be a fun one to stitch for the knitter in your life (even if that is you). 

Or you can stitch the field of sheep of a knitter’s dreams with the Happy Sheep chart from Charts and Stuff. These per-colored sheep can be stitched as shown or worked in any colors you like. The eyes are French knots but you can just stitch them in white if you’d rather.