Cute Father’s Day Cross Stitch Patterns

As a crafter I tend to pay more attention to Mother’s Day than I do to Father’s Day, but fathers deserve love and stitched tokens of appreciation, too, so let’s take a look at some cute Father’s Day cross stitch patterns.

These nautical themed Father’s Day cross stitch patterns from Stitchrovia are nice, and pretty easy to stitch, too. Each one is 55 by 55 stitches, which comes out close to 4 inches/10 cm on 14 count fabric. Put yours in a hoop as shown or mount it on a card.

This colorful Happy Father’s Day design from Stitchissimo is really cute, and another one that could be framed or used as a card. At 60 by 60 stitches, it comes out to 5 inches or 12.7 cm square on 12 count fabric, or 4.3 inches/10.9 cm on 14 count. It uses five colors.

Remind your dad he’s number one with this easy cross stitch pattern from Bella Rose Craft. Using two colors, it easily fits in a four inch hoop when worked on 14 count fabric.

And if the dad in your life sports glasses, a beard and flannels, you can stitch up this Best Dad Ever project from Cross Stitch Lukovka. This one uses 14 colors and comes in at 62 by 78 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 4.33 by 5.51 inches, or 11.25 by 14.15 cm.

Of course we have to have some funny projects, like “Nacho average dad,” featuring father and child chips, from Stomp Creations. This one is meant to fit on a greeting card and measures 2.93 by 2.36 inches, or 7.4 by 6 cm, on 14 count fabric. That’s 41 by 33 stitches, and it looks like four colors.

Or you can remind dad that you’re his favorite with this sweet but salty design from Snarky Stitch Bitch. It uses nine colors and comes out about 9.4 inches/23.8 cm on 14 count fabric, with a stitch count of 131 by 131 stitches.

And if that’s not snarky enough for you, try this special award for dad from HH Stitchery and Supply. At 126 by 98 stitches, it comes out to 9 by 7 inches (22.9 by 17.8 cm) on 14 count fabric, uses eight colors and is suitable for framing and displaying in any place of honor in your home. Including the bathroom.

I have never been one who can predict trends, and even when I hear about trends for crafting I don’t always believe them. When I heard ducks and geese were going to be big this year I didn’t totally believe it, but here were are, with duck and goose cross stitch patterns everywhere, not to mention porch geese having a resurgence and these birds showing up in other crafts as well.

So when a wizard goose cross stitch pattern caught my eye, I knew I needed to share it.

It’s not only a wizard goose, but a wizard goose riding a bicycle, announcing their mission to go cause a kerfuffle.

How could I not share that?

The design is from Cross Stitch With Art, and it’s actually not the only one this character features in, but we’ll get to that. This particular design uses six colors and measures 76 by 103 stitches. That’s about 5.5 by 7.5 inches, or 14 by 19 cm, when you stitch it on 14 count fabric. The pattern is great for beginner to intermediate stitchers, as it uses pretty simple shapes and not a lot of colors.

It might also be fun to do the sparkles in a metallic thread, but it’s cute just as it is, too.

If you’re not up for raising a kerfuffle, maybe you’d like another one of this character’s designs. There’s another one on the bike (riding the other direction, so you can make the pair and hang them together) in which the goose is cultivating whimsy. Other designs show the goose holding a candle. One of them is also about whimsy, while another advises to “hang in there it gets worse.”

If you like your geese with a side of magic, snark and whimsy, these patterns are for you. Check them out at Cross Stitch with Art on Etsy.

[Photo: Cross Stitch With Art]

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