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.

As a knitter, I love a good sheep motif, so let’s take a look at some cute sheep cross stitch patterns.

If you want to stitch a little sheep, this mini square from Good Dog Needleworks is a nice choice. It uses just three colors and measures 32 by 32 stitches. That’s 2.2 inches or about 5.5 cm square if you stitch it on 14 count fabric.

I also love these two little sheep, which you can stitch together or in individual hoops and shown. The designs are form Threadbound Art and use six colors. They are slightly different in size, with one being 21 by 17 stitches and the other 21 by 20. They fit in four inch frames if you work them on 14 count fabric.

You can stitch a sweet sheep bookmark with this design from Kits by SA Stitch. This is not for the person who doesn’t like back stitch, because there’s a lot of that here, but it is really cute. It measures 30 by 91 stitches and uses 10 colors. That will make your bookmark about 2.4 by 6.5 inches, or 6 by 16.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Stitch a pretty scene of sheep in a meadow with this design from Motok Nytok. It uses 21 colors and the design is 99 by 73 stitches. On 14 count fabric that makes it about 7.07 by 5.21 inches, or 17.96 by 13.24 cm.

This yarn full of cross stitch sheep has a bit of a knitting twist because the sheep all look like they have sweaters on. The design is from Soda Stitch Design and it measures 179 by 216 stitches. The full design uses 27 colors. On 14 count fabric it will work out to 12.78 by 15.42 inches, or 32.48 by 39.19 cm.

Another great one with a knitting theme is this one where the wool is coming off the sheep and straight onto the needles. This one is from Happy Cross Stitchers and uses 12 colors. The pattern is 137 by 137 stitches, which comes out to 9.7 inches or 24.86 cm square on 14 count fabric. This would be a fun one to stitch for the knitter in your life (even if that is you).

Or you can stitch the field of sheep of a knitter’s dreams with the Happy Sheep chart from Charts and Stuff. These per-colored sheep can be stitched as shown or worked in any colors you like. The eyes are French knots but you can just stitch them in white if you’d rather.

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