Cute Black Cat Cross Stitch Patterns

It’s always black cat season in my house because we have a black cat (and a tuxedo cat, so much black hair!). And we’ve covered black cat Halloween themed cross stitch patterns before, but there are so many great black cat cross stitch patterns out there I wanted to share a few more. And you can always change the fur color to better suit your favorite feline if you want!

This sweet little black cat face has been sitting on my list to share for a long time. I love how the nose and mouth part looks like a spade from a deck of cards! This pattern from LaSelva Design is 29 by 34 and uses 10 colors. On 14 count fabric it’s about 2.1 by 2.4 inches, or 5.3 by 6.2 cm, so it fits perfectly in a 3-inch hoop, as shown.

If you’re looking for a bigger and more detailed picture of a black cat who is turning a little white, check out this one from Banani Stitchery. This one has bright yellow eyes but you could change that if you prefer a more natural look. The design is 88 by 96 stitches and uses 13 colors and one blend. It comes out to 6.29 by 6.86 inches/16 by 17.4 cm on 14 count fabric.

Capture all the moods of your black kitty with this collection of five Gothic cat cross stitch patterns from Cutaura. I love the little lacy collar that’s on a couple of them. The patterns range a bit in size and the number of colors (one uses just 11 while the others use 30), but they’re around 200 by 200 stitches or a little smaller.

If you want to work with fewer colors but sill have a really dramatic project, this almost monochrome design from Author Embroide Design is a great one. Using black cross stitch fabric with the cat outlined in white, it also features a crescent moon and stars. It uses two colors and measures 120 by 125 stitches, which comes out to 8.57 by 8.93 inches, or 21.77 by 22.68 cm.

And if you want to go all in on colors, there’s this one from Tidy Patterns. This one uses 25 colors and is 168 by 166 stitches. If you love both cats and florals, this is a fun choice that you can display all year long.

Inkspire Studio Shops offers cross stitch patterns as well as tons of different stitch minders, scissor charms and thread organization tools.

We’ll get to all that, but since we’re mostly here for the patterns, let’s start there.

All of the patterns are in one category (called Inkspire Originals if you’re following along). There are a lot of book-themed projects and more of the designs are bookmarks than anything else. You’ll find trope bookmarks, a Reading Rainbow themed design, flowers and a super cute watercolor set bookmark, to name a few.

And while the book themed projects are by far the most numerous, I wanted to share this super cute pile of vintage Pyrex style bowls. I love the colors on this one and it should be easy to stitch because so much of it is blocks (or bowls) of a single color. This one is only available as a printed pattern, but most of them are digital.

It calls for six colors and comes out 5.6 by 6.9 inches, or 14.2 by 17.5 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric.

In addition to the bookmarks and book themed projects you’ll find a few kitchen projects and some Halloween and Christmas designs as well.

But what this shop is really about is needle minders, and there are tons of them, with all kinds of themes ranging from introverted and snarky to animal themes, food and beverages, retro designs and religious and inspiring needle minders.

If you don’t know about needle minders, these are acrylic with magnets. You stick a magnet to the back of your work, add the needle minder to the front of the work, and then it holds your sewing needle when you’re not stitching. No need for piercing your fabric or losing your needle between stitching sessions.

She also makes charms you can attach to your scissors (or use as a stitch marker if you’re a knitter or crocheter), inventory and project trackers and bags large and small to hold works in progress and other supplies. She’s also got a great collection of vintage cross stitch patterns and kits, so check out all the fun goodies at Inkspired Studio Shops.

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