Fall Gnome Cross Stitch Patterns

I’m not quite ready to dive into Halloween cross stitch patterns, though I know it will be time for that really soon! To start the transition to fall in the Northern Hemisphere, how about some fall themed gnome cross stitch patterns?

These funny characters are sure to bring a smile to your face as you stitch, and they’re great to use in home decor, too.

This autumn gnome from Favorite Gnome (they have lots of others, as you might imagine from the name) sports an adorable red stocking cap and a basket of pumpkins. It uses 30 colors and is 92 by 122 stitches.

If you’re a fan of pumpkin spice, you’ll want to stitch up this sweet gnome with a pint of its favorite beverage. This one is 76 by 87 stitches and uses 23 colors and blends. You can get it from Etsy seller MIYAStitch. (I also love their autumn gnomes collection.)

Need tips for how to use blended threads? Check out this post!

Creative Studio Elena has a set of six fall gnome cross stitch patterns, all with cute patterned hats and holding symbols of fall, from pumpkin pie to apples and acorns. The patterns vary in size and the number of colors used (ranging from 16 to 24) but they’re all really cute!

The gnomes from Piccola Parigi are classified as Thanksgiving gnomes, but I think they would be great to display throughout the fall. These three gnomes in one design are covered by leaves, sunflowers and gourds. The full design is 182 by 112 stitches and uses 23 colors, but you could also stitch each gnome individually if you like.

Cross Stitch Foxy’s fall gnome cross stitch patterns do get a little more into Thanksgiving territory, because here there is one holding a turkey, but there’s no reason you can’t get a jump on all the fall holidays at once. These three are in separate patterns and use between 12 and 17 colors.

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Easter Basket Cross Stitch Patterns

I have never stitched a greeting card, but I kind of like the idea of it. It’s a card and a gift all in one, and hopefully one the recipient will hang onto for years to come.

This collection of easy and colorful greeting card cross stitch patterns from Susan Bates (via Gathered) are a great place to start if you want to stitch your own greeting cards.

These text-based designs cover a lot of card-sending events, such as:

get well soon
happy birthday
thank you
thinking of you
congratulations
anniversary
new home
good luck

The lettering is done in gradients and there are other details like hearts and stars, a house key and a gift, depending on the text. There are full cross stitches and back stitch on all of the cards, and they use 15 colors for the cross stitching and six for the back stitching (and just two colors are used for both, so it’s 19 colors total).

The designs vary a bit in size but the biggest one is 52 by 67 stitches, which comes out to 3.75 by 4.75 inches or 9.5 by 12 cm when worked on 14 count fabric or 28 count evenweave. The text suggests beads are also used in the patterns but there’s no note of them in the key, so go wild and add some beads if you like.

Designs are worked on a price of 6 by 8 inch/15 by 20 cm fabric and then mounted to a card with a colorful baking piece of card stock behind it. This is easy to assemble with whatever cardstock greeting cards you have on hand.

You can get the free charts as a PDF from Gathered.

Have you ever stitched your own greeting cards? I’d love to hear about it, or let me know if these inspire you to try.

[Photo: Susan Bates via Gathered]

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