Easter Bunny Cross Stitch Patterns

These Easter bunny cross stitch patterns are mostly on the more realistic side, not cartoony bunnies but rabbits that look like those in nature. That means they don’t have to just be Easter decorations, though they can certainly be that if you like.

Non-Stop Stitch has an adorable bunny cross stitch pattern that shows a bunny hugging its stuffed animal bunny. This one would be adorable for a baby’s room if you don’t use it just for Easter. The pattern is 70 by 55 stitches and uses 14 colors and blends. You’ll make whole and half cross stitches, back stitch and French knots in this design, which is available on Etsy.

These little bunny portraits from LaSelva Design on Etsy are perfect for stitching and hanging in little hoops. The lop-eared bunny pattern is 35 by 28 stitches, while the bunny with the little ears is 28 by 35. They each use 10 colors.

This sweet bunny would be another great choice for a nursery or a less holiday feeling Easter decoration. It’s from Nikki Pattern on Etsy and I love its big ears! This one has a stitch area of 80 by 130 and uses 17 colors. It’s about 5.7 by 9.3 inches on 14 count fabric.

If you’re looking for something a little simpler, this little rabbit face verges on the cartoony without being too cutesy. It measures 20 by 28 stitches and only uses four colors so it’s a good option for beginners (and would be so cute on napkins for the Easter table!). You can download this pattern from Fat Quarter Shop.

And Sewingseed on Etsy has this cute cottontail bunny pattern that is also pretty easy for newer stitchers. It uses five colors and measures 2.6 by 2.5 inches when stitched on 14-count fabric, which is perfect for displaying it in a 4-inch hoop.

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I recently shared a review of the book Lit Stitch, and in the lengthy introductory materials there were a few paragraphs — enough to warrant their own heading — about how, or more accurately, whether, to fix mistakes in your cross stitch.

The conclusion was that for the most part no one will notice if, for instance, you stitch the wrong color for a stitch or two in a project that has many colors all worked together.

“No one else will notice” is used as reasoning for not fixing mistakes in knitting, crochet and other crafts, too, and I think that’s valid, as long as you also don’t notice.

If you know enough about yourself to know that every time you wear a sweater or look at a finished cross stitch project your eye will be drawn to that errant purl stitch or the extra stitch, by all means, fix it. Especially in cross stitch, if the mistake is minor, it shouldn’t take long to fix and you’ll feel a lot better about your project.

Of course, there are also times other people might notice a mistake. Say you’re stitching letters and you add an extra stitch or two on one side so now the letter doesn’t match the others. Again, easy fix to remove those extra stitches, so go ahead and do it while you can.

I also subscribe to the rule from the drama that anything that can’t be seen from the seats doesn’t matter on stage. Maybe in a house it’s the six-foot rule. Stand as far away from your piece as you think a person is likely to be close to it when it’s on display. If you can’t see any mistakes, there aren’t any mistakes.

I’d love to hear how you deal with mistakes in your cross-stitching, or if you consider them mistakes at all!

[Photo: y x from Pixabay]

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