Funny Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch Patterns

The other day I shared some more typically romantic Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns with hearts, but if you don’t want to go that route, there are lots of other options.

And some of them are still super cute, like We Beelong Together by Wow Pattern. This cute bee-decked pattern is 43 by 53 stitches and uses four colors, so it’s a quick and easy project even for new stitchers.

If you want to express your love with a Gothic twist, you’ll want to stitch up the Til We Are Ghosts pattern. This one, from Black Waltz Stitching, does have some little black hearts (and ghosts!) but I think it still fits in the not-heart-centric Valentine sentiments. It measures 76 by 80 stitches, which is 5.375 by 5.75 inches or 13.6 by 14.6 cm on 14 count fabric. It also uses four colors.

This one also has a few hearts but I Hate You The Least by Tourmaline Pattern is another good one for this non-traditional list. This one uses six colors and is 86 by 62 stitches. That’s about 6.1 by 4.1 inches or 15.6 by 11.2 cm on 14 count fabric.

These punny and funny cross stitch designs from Whimsy Orchard would be fun to stitch for a significant other or for a friend who needs a pick-me-up. They’re all pretty great, but I love “If we were in a shipwreck, I’d share my door with you.” (There was room!)

And speaking of friends, a couple of the free Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns from DMC would be great to stitch up for Galentine’s Day or to give to your bestie. Again some of these have hearts but in this case I’m willing to let it slide in the name of friendship. Love You Gal, shown here, is a great one to make for a friend any time of year. It uses three colors, and those bubble letters look like they would be lots of fun to stitch.

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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