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.

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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