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Jack o’Lantern Cross Stitch Patterns

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The other day I shared some cross stitch patterns for pumpkins, but if you’re ready to stitch up some fun for spooky season, here’s a little collection of jack o’lantern cross stitch patterns to get you started. (Of course, uncarved pumpkins are perfect for now through Thanksgiving, but it’s always good to have options.

This easy jack o’lantern cross stitch pattern from StitchnSkulls on Etsy is worked on black cross stitch fabric so all you have to do it stitch the face. This one is perfect for framing in a round hoop (you’ll need a 4-inch hoop since the design itself is about 2.9 by 2.6 inches, and you want space around it). In total the design is 41 by 36 stitches and uses one color.

Another easy Halloween cross stitch pattern is this little jack o’lantern from Bella Rose Crafts on Etsy. It’s just a basic carved pumpkin, with a little bit of stem and vine, but in this case basic is also really cute. This one is also shown on a 4-inch hoop though the design is a little bit smaller at 2.07 by 2.21 inches.

Craft with Cartwright’s free pumpkin cross stitch pattern looks like a treat bucket complete with handle. It uses two colors and measures about 2.6 by 3 inches on 14 count fabric.

Make an array of pumpkin faces for a single project, or use them individually, with this design from Etsy seller CrossStitchFoxy. It’s shown with orange fabric and the pumpkins stitched in black, but you could also do the opposite, or use white or ercu and pumpkins of any color you like. The full design is 82 by 82 stitches, or 5.8 inches square.

I already shared a collection of black cat cross stitch patterns, but here’s another one that also fits over here. The Pumpkin Patch Big Stitch design is from Kooler Studio (designed by Barbara Baatz Hillman) and available from LoveCrafts. It features a black cat with a jack o’lantern and is 57 by 40 stitches.

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Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns

My favorite thing about mid to late spring is local strawberries. Strawberries are fun as a graphic element, too, because they’re an interesting shape and cheerful color. Let’s stitch some strawberry cross stitch patterns.

Craft Club Co AU has this cute kind of retro strawberry pattern with a pink checkerboard background. The pattern pages doesn’t give a lot of details but it looks like is uses at least 7 colors and it says it will fit in an 8 by 10 frame when stitched on 14 count fabric.

For a classic farmhouse look, check out the strawberry pattern from Largodargento Shop. This one reminds me of little wild strawberries, and it has a bit of a mandala design with other geometric shapes.

Speaking of classics, you can also stitch a strawberry alphabet sampler from Curious Carrie Designs. It is 54 stitches square, which comes out to 3.86 inches or 9.8 cm square. It calls for 8 colors and was stitched on 32-count linen. Keep it flat or turn it into a biscornu stitched with flowers and bees.

This strawberry pincushion from The SubRosa Design is super sweet and of course could be framed instead of using it as a pincushion if you’d rather. This one is 93 stitches square, or about 5.3 inches/13.5 cm square stitched on 36 count linen as shown.

This graphic, slightly abstract strawberry design from Box and Fox is so much fun and would be great to have on your kitchen wall or in your breakfast area. It measures 98 by 141 stitches, which comes out to 7 by 10 inches or 17.78 by 25.58 cm on 14 count fabric. The design uses 6 colors.

Don’t let the mice get your strawberries! This oddly cute design from Tourmaline Pattern measures 95 by 94 stitches and uses 16 colors. I love the look of it on black fabric, because it really makes the mice and the flowers pop. On 14 count fabric this comes out to 6.7 inches or about 17 cm square.