Funny 2020 Quarantine Cross Stitch Pattern

Quarantine Cross Stitch, 2020 Review Cross Stitch Pattern, Pretty much sums it up for everyone, doesn’t it. I don’t know if I want to create something that will remind me of such a miserable year, but at the same time I feel the need to mark this moment in time for years to come. To remind me of the dread, the heartache so that It WILL always be in my mind so that I can appreciate every year hereafter.

This PDF counted cross stitch pattern available for instant download via Etsy.
Floss: DMC
Fabric: AIDA 14-count ( other AIDA Fabric Counts may be used, the finished pattern will be different in size)
Number of Colors: 1
Full Cross stitches only
Size: 94 x 94 stitches (6.71″ x 6.71″ on 14 ct Aida)

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To celebrate back to school season, I wanted to make a fun and useful cross stitch pattern, so I decided on this cross stitch pencil bookmark.

It’s a really easy pattern even though it calls for six colors. You definitely don’t have to use all the colors if you don’t want to, and you can use different colors to make a colored pencil instead of the traditional yellow one.

These sorts of projects always end up taking longer than I imagined they would in my head, because I just don’t stop to do the math of exactly how many stitches are in a piece that’s 23 stitches by 74 rows (1,702, though not every single one of them is covered, most of them are).

But because the coloring of the chart is so straightforward, I’d say it also doesn’t take as long as 1,700 stitches sounds, if that makes sense. Because you barely have to count anything and could make most of it without consulting the chart, you can get into a groove pretty easily and stitch whole sections in a single sitting. I had a lot of fun stitching this one and I think you will, too.

Once the stitching is done, take a piece of felt and sew it to the back to hide the mess you’ve made and make it a nice smooth bookmark that’s easy to use in whatever book you might be reading.

This is a fun one to make for yourself or a kid in your life who is going back to school. But it would also be a fun teacher appreciation gift or holiday gift, especially for an English teacher but really anyone would like this one I think.

You can grab the free chart and get all the instructions for assembling your own cross stitch pencil bookmark over at Our Daily Craft.

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