Easter Egg Cross Stitch Patterns

It can be hard covering the same holidays in the same crafts from year to year because I feel like I’ve already written about everything that’s out there. When I wrote about religious Easter patterns the other day I didn’t realized I’d done the same kind of post last year.

Easter bunnies? Check. Chicks? Done. I’ve even done Easter word art patterns and mini Easter cross stitch patterns.

And I’m sure I’ve written about Easter egg cross stitch patterns before, but it doesn’t look like I’ve done a roundup before, so that’s what we’re going to do today.

This first one might not actually count as an Easter egg, but I will share a Satsuma Street pattern every time I see one, and this one is egg shaped, so we’re calling it good. This folk art egg shaped spring design features bunnies, birds and butterflies, not to mention flowers and hearts. It comes out to 105 by 135 stitches, which is 7.5 by 9.5 inches (19 by 22.8 cm) on 14 count fabric. It uses 16 colors.

And since I shared Lagodargentoshop the other day, they have a cute pattern of mini geometric Easter eggs you can stitch up in a single color, or make each egg a different color. I love the set of pastel hoops shown in the photo! These fit in 6-inch hoops.

This egg from Mamaida Pattern is decorated with gentle swirls, and it’s worked in a single color so it’s pretty easy even for a newer stitcher. It measures 77 by 99 stitches, which comes out to 14 by 18 centimeters or 5.5 by 7.1 inches on 14 count fabric. Or try one with more of a geometric, almost quilt-like pattern like this one form Qaryns Creations. They actually have several egg patterns like this with different patterns inside you can choose from.

I feel like I’ve probably shared these free patterns before, but they’re so cute it’s worth doing again. Craft with Cartwright has a simple Easter egg with different easy bands of pattern on it, which you can stitch up in your favorite pastels or other colors. And these little egg-shaped bunnies from Stitching Space would be so cute as cupcake toppers or made into bookmarks or used in lots of other cute ways.

Stitchissimo is an Etsy shop based in Bulgaria that has a heavy focus on bookmarks and cards, often with a religious spin, as well as adorable animal cross stitch patterns. Let’s take a closer look.

The biggest category in the shop (though not by much) is baby animals, and there are lots of cute options, from a horse to butterflies, a capybara to sea creatures, farm animals and more.

Since this is a year when ducks are really popular, here’s their duck cross stitch pattern, which is pretty representative of the style of these projects. This mini cross stitch design is just 27 by 33 stitches and it uses four colors, making it a great option for someone new to cross stitch (which all of the animals would be).

On 14 count fabric the design comes out to almost 2 by 2.4 inches, or 4.9 by 6 cm, so it would fit in a three or four inch hoop.

Coming in a close second is the bookmark section (there’s also a separate kids’ bible bookmark category), which includes a wide variety of projects often featuring flowers, fruit or some other image along with a quote from the bible. The kids’ section is the same, only with cute animals decorating them instead of flowers.

There’s also a large collection of Christmas and winter themed projects. Many have a religious bent such as nativity scenes and angels, but there are also snowmen, Christmas foods and winter scenes with cute animals.

Other categories include sentiments to stitch for greeting cards, spring and Easter themed projects and “boy decor” (mini cross stitch patterns of vehicles). Smaller categories include summer, autumn and the Fourth of July.

These projects are cute and colorful, and a lot of them are small, which makes them great for beginners. It’s an especially great place if you like religious themed projects and bookmarks.

Check out all the designs at Stitchissimo.

[Photo: Stitchissimo]

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