Funny Avocado Cross Stitch Patterns

I have a list of links that I like to check on every now and then to see what kind of free (and sometimes not free) cross stitch patterns they are offering. It had been a while since I visited Tango Stitch (which has a lot of great patterns for sale as well as free ones), and scrolling through their freebies I realized that there’s a little theme going on with avocado cross stitch projects I wanted to share.

There are in fact not one but two avocato patterns.

I think this one is my favorite (the one with the feet) where the cat looks like it is holding the pit that is its belly. This one uses six colors and is all full cross stitches, so it’s not too hard for beginners. The design is 111 by 111 stitches, which on 14 count fabric comes out to 20 by 20 cm, or about 8 inches square.

This avocado cat cross stitch pattern without legs is still pretty cute. It’s the same size as the other one and uses seven colors. It’s all full cross stitches and a little bit of back stitching for the whiskers.

The final one I’m so sorry I have to bring out the puns and say is a little bit cheeky, but it would be great to stitch up for that person in your life who loves bad puns (it might be me). In this one the avocado has legs and arms more like a person, and the face in to the back of the work. The pit is the avocado’s bottom.

This one uses eight colors and is totally made with full cross stitches, and again it measures 111 by 111 stitches.

Because they’re all the same size you could even make the full avocado collection for someone who loves avocados (or cats, or puns).

Which one of these is your favorite?

[Photo: Tango Stitch]

I’m going to go ahead and admit that I totally missed Toy Story 4, so it took my by surprise when Toy Story 5 came out, but let’s celebrate with some Toy Story cross stitch patterns.

This sweet design including Woody, Buzz and Jessie is from The Xstitch Shop, and they actually have a few different Toy Story options. This one says it is for intermediate stitches, probably because of the size and number of colors, but the sales page doesn’t say how big it is or how many colors it uses. It’s still cute, though!

If you’ve got a fan of Jessie in your household, this collection of Jessie themed icons is super cute to stitch. The design is from Mercury Stitches and it measures 97 by 144 stitches. that comes out to 6.9 by 10.3 inches, or 17.6 by 26.1 cm, and uses 11 colors. It has full and half cross stitches, as well as back stitching and French knots.

Share the love of friendship with this sweet Woody and Buzz heart hands cross stitch pattern from Pixell Patterns. This design uses eight colors and is shown worked on 14 count fabric, but the notes don’t indicate how bit is is (based on a finished project photo, though, it looks pretty big).

And for the Buzz Lightyear fans, of course we have to have a “To infinity and beyond” pattern, so here’s one from Silver Lake Stitches. This design is super cute on blue fabric, but use whatever you have. It measures 78 by 92 stitches, which comes out to 5.6 by 6.6 inches, or 14.2 by 16.7 cm, on 14 count fabric. It calls for 14 colors.

Or if you want to go beyond the core three main character toys, check out this project from ThreeOOne Patterns, which includes our main toys as well as Bo Peep and her sheep, Bullseye the horse, the Slinky dog, Rex, Ham, the Potato Heads and an alien. The design is 310 by 80 stitches, which comes out to 21.14 by 3.5 inches, or 53.7 by 8.9 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric. It uses 65 colors. Or pick out your favorite characters to make a smaller project.

All those characters and a few more are found on the mini Toy Story character sampler from Knotalot UK (only part of which is shown above). This one uses 31 colors and measures 134 by 108 stitches. It includes whole and fractional stitches, as well as back stitching. On 14 count fabric stitching the whole thing would make a project that’s 9.57 by 7.71 inches, or 24.31 by 19.59 cm.

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