Fox Cross Stitch Patterns

I don’t really know why I decided to do a post of fox cross stitch patterns. I was thinking this year I should do more roundups of animal patterns because there are so many out there, and they don’t necessarily fall into particular seasons so they might otherwise get overlooked. Fox was the first animal I thought of, so here we are.

Turns out it was a good choice because there are a lot of lovely fox cross stitch patterns to choose from.

One of the first ones to catch my eye was this pretty Scandinavian inspired design from XCrossStitchPatternX. There’s a little bit of a Christmas vibe to it but I think it would be nice to have on display all winter. This round piece uses 7 colors and comes out to about 9 by 9.36 inches or 22.86 by 23.77 cm on 14 count fabric.

Cross Stitch Bay has this pretty design of a fox surrounded by greenery reading a book. It measures 184 by 194 stitches, which is 13.25 inches/33.65 cm square, and it uses 24 colors. (The round version shown here cuts off an additional border that makes the project square.)

If cozy and colorful is your favorite style, you’ll love this one of a fox with a cup of tea from Non Stop Stitch. I love the fox’s little scarf, and the background has lots of cute details. It uses 39 colors plus some blends, and the finished project is 120 by 111 stitches, which comes to 8.5 by 7.8 inches or 22 by 20 cm on 14 count fabric.

They’re more muted but I also adore this cozy red for from CoPlanny. I want to live in that coat and scarf, too! It uses 20 colors and the design is 89 by 125 stitches.

The background on this fox form Pigeon Coop Designs is made up of trees, but for some reason it gives me a Southwest US feeling. You could sub some of the green for more rusty colors (just not too close to the colors of the fox) for a different look. As is, the design uses eight colors and is 50 by 50 stitches, perfect for fitting in a 4-inch hoop.

For someone who is a big fan of little foxes, this set of six patterns of an action-filled fox would make a great gift. LaSelva Design offers this set, which includes fox strutting, sitting, jumping and sleeping. Sizes vary a little but each one fits in a three-inch hoop.

Or keep it classic with a design that’s just a bog fox. This one is by Craftibo Cross and measures 100 by 92 stitches. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 6.57 by 7.14 inches, or 16.69 by 18.14 cm, and uses 16 colors.

Siren Stitchworks has cross stitch patterns that feel like old samplers (and some of them are in fact historical reproductions) even when they are modern designs. They have patriotic patterns, biscornus, pop culture patterns and more so let’s take a look.

One of the projects that caught my eye was the Mexican menagerie, a set of five Mexican folk art inspired creatures. There’s a bird, horses, dragons, alligators and cats on these designs, which you can make into tiny pillow or ornaments.

The pattern notes don’t say how many colors are used but it doesn’t look like any of them have more than five colors. It does note the smallest pattern is 59 by 59 stitches, and the largest is 82 by 68 stitches. They also only use full cross stitches.

The category with the largest number of entries (which is still only 12 as of this writing; this is a small shop) is called ornaments and smalls. It includes this menagerie and another Mexican animal collection, as well as traditional looking patterns with a twist, such as a little pattern with Yule goats, a needlebook cover that looks like a tombstone and alphabet samplers that include Greek, Latin and Hebrew.

There are also a bunch of samplers, divided into monochrome, traditional and reproduction samplers. There are some fun ones in the monochrome department, including a Titanic sampler and an aloha design with a pineapple motif. Traditional samplers include some patriotic designs (and a gorgeous folk art resist fist), as well as a really fat cat.

And the reproduction samplers include fun fonts, florals and birds like you’d expect from old sampler designs.

In addition you’ll find a few pop culture designs (mostly Game of Thrones inspired samplers for different houses), biscornus include a couple Chinese zodiac designs, and a few needle minders for sale.

Check out all the fun designs at Siren Stitchworks on Etsy.

[Photo: Siren Stitchworks]

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