Designer Spotlight: Mama Witch Cross Stitch

You might expect an Etsy shop with the name Mama Witch Cross Stitch to have a lot of Halloween patterns, and they do, but there’s a lot more in store with this shop in Israel that offers as it says one of a kind magic patterns for witch souls.

If you do happen to be looking for Halloween patterns, you’ll find nearly 90 as of this writing, though there’s a lot in that section that could be used throughout the fall and beyond.

In fact, one of my favorites, which is featured here, is called See You in Spring and features frog and toad and a lot of great forest stuff. It doesn’t look Halloween at all to me but that’s where I found it.

This one measures 177 by 172 stitches, which comes out to about 12.6 by 12.3 inches, or 32 by 31 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric. The listing doesn’t say how many colors are used but it looks like a lot.

In addition to Halloween patterns, you’ll also find an amazing bestiary of patterns including whales and other sea creatures, mythical creatures like unicorns and jackalopes, foxes, hedgehogs and more. The patterns are colorful with a fantastical edge and goblincore vibes. There’s also a cute collection of Christmas patterns, many including animals hunkering down somewhere cozy for the winter or shown inside a holiday wreath.

There’s also a sweet collection called My Comfort Zone, which features animals in clothes surrounded by flowers, leaves, mushrooms and other stuff. It’s very similar in feel to the frog and toad piece shown here, but smaller and with single animals.

Check out all the goodies at the Mama Witch Cross Stitch Etsy shop. I’d love to hear if you buy something, and let me know if you’ve got a favorite cross stitch designer who needs to be in the spotlight!

[Photo: Mama Witch Cross Stitch]

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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