Ghost Cross Stitch Patterns

I’m spending a lot of time this month sharing different genres of fall and Halloween cross stitch patterns, because it doesn’t have to be all pumpkins all the time (but we do love pumpkins and will be getting to them soon, too).

Today it’s ghost cross stitch patterns, which are mostly more cute than creepy and are perfect for decor, stitched Halloween cards, or even stitching onto a shirt or a skirt to be your “Halloween costume.”

The first one that caught my eye was this little library ghost, because, let’s be honest, if I got to be a ghost I’d want to haunt a library so I could keep reading. This design is by Living on the Rainbow on Etsy, and it’s 31 by 33 stitches. The photo shows it on black fabric in a 3-inch hoop worked on 18-count fabric (if you use 14 count it will be a little snug in a 3-inch hoop).

Speaking of books, Cute Patterns by Maria on Etsy has a collection of ghosts doing ghost stuff, one of which includes books. There’s also a few in witch hats, hanging with their spooky friends, making a potion and more. They’re so cute stitched all together but you can also break them down into individual designs if you don’t want to stitch them all.

This ghost cross stitch pattern from Yarnspirations reminds me of a sheet ghost, which I just think is so cute! It’s a free pattern that uses three colors and plenty of back stitching to outline the ghost (or stitch it on dark fabric).

This sweet little flower ghost with a pumpkin is just so cute I would want to be its friend! The design is from Etsy seller White Protea Art and is 66 by 65 stitches, or 4.7 by 4.6 inches on 14-count fabric.

And Mama Witch Cross Stitch on Etsy wants you to adopt an adorable ghost with her little cross stitch pattern. This one is quick to stitch at just 33 by 45 stitches, though it does use seven colors in that little space. It comes out to 2.36 by 3.21 inches on 14-count fabric.

I don’t usually cross stitch text or add words to my cross stitch projects. Sometimes I will sign things using basic block lettering worked in backstitch (luckily my initials are pretty easy to stitch), but if you give your cross stitch as a gift or otherwise want to personalize it, adding text is a great way to go.

But if a project didn’t already come with text, and you don’t want to draw your own, you’ll need a good cross stitch font that you can use for your project.

I like collecting fonts that are easy to read and to stitch and that would be good for lots of different uses.

For example I really like this bold alphabet font from Cross Stitch with Art, which has both capital and lowercase letters as well as numbers if you need them for dates or other information on your design. The capital letters are an inch/2.5 cm/14 stitches tall, which makes it easy to figure out how much space you need to leave for them. It’s a nice, basic, readable serif font you can use for lots of project.

If you want a script font that’s still really readable, check out Magic Calligraphy from Soft Pattern Designs. This hand drawn font has upper case letters around 28 stitches tall, with lower case letters mostly being around 20 stitches (though the ones that go up or down a lot like f, p and y are bigger). The numbers also vary a bit in size but range from 25 to 29 stitches.

Sometimes you just want a classic font that looks like sports lettering, and in that case you’re going to need Varsity, an all caps font from Stitch Mod. This one has letters that are 21 stitches tall, and it includes capital letters and numbers. But there are definitely times this one would come in handy!

Another sometimes useful and really cute font is this alphabet block letters alphabet from Stitch Junction. These letters are all upper case and look like classic building blocks, and there are also numbers available. This one would be perfect for a birth announcement project or some other cross stitch for the baby’s room.

And if that’s not enough for you, check out this post with 85 free cross stitch fonts for you to try!

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