Herbs to Cross Stitch for Your Kitchen

Even though we’re getting close to spring, I’m not quite ready to call it planting time where I live. I am, however, quite ready to have fresh herbs right outside my door again. Maybe for now I just have to settle for some herb cross stitch patterns.

This design from Mary Stitching is a study in green, with 12 different herbs worked in five colors. It’s so interesting how different they all look even with a limited color selection. This one is 277 by 279 stitches if you cross stitch the whole thing, but you can always pull out your favorite herbs to stitch individually. If you make the whole thing in one piece on 14 count fabric it comes out to 17.1 by 16.1 inches, or 43.4 by 41 cm. The pattern has measurements for other counts, too, if you want to make it smaller.

Another one you can stitch all together or make smaller pieces is this herbal teacup collection from Dots and Spots Shop. These aren’t strictly all herbs; there are some flowers in there, too, but I’ll allow it because I think it’s pretty. This project uses 26 colors if you stitch the whole thing, and runs to 209 by 312 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 14.92 by 22.28 inches, or 37.9 by 56.6 cm. This one also has suggestions for smaller counts to make a slightly smaller project.

Need help keeping track of which herbs and spices do what for your kitchen witch projects? This kitchen witchery chart from Cross Stitch For You should help you out. Now you know that basil is good for courage, money, wisdom and protection, and is also delicious. This project uses 29 colors and measures 180 by 220 stitches. That’s 12.86 by 15.7 inches, or 32.66 by 39.91 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric.

And if you’re gearing up for planting some herbs in a window box, you can embellish it with these cross stitch plant markers from Susan Bates via gathered. These pretty designs for rosemary, chive, sage and thyme show the herbs in bloom and give us hope for growing things to come.

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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