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.

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.

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