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Just CrossStitch Halloween 2020

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Scary ghouls, silly ghosts and everything in-between—grab your black and orange floss, because it’s time for Halloween! This special Halloween issue from Just CrossStitch includes 50+ patterns that are sure to get you in the spooky spirit. Find frame-worthy pieces, decorative pillows, handy bookmarks and creative decor, plus 30 crowd-favorite Halloween ornaments.

  • Don’t be scared! Stitch a spooky scene of costumed children summoning their courage to walk the jack-o’-lantern–lined trail to the dark house on the hill. Will their moonlit trek betwixt crooked trees be rewarded with tricks or treats?
  • Sweet inspiration! This Halloween Lollipop Spool is a twist on the classic treat by hanging a circular scene on a wooden dowel held in place by a spool. Once finished, a wicked witch flies on her broomstick over a row of trick or treaters.
  • An autumn ornament, with a hint of Halloween! The Floral Spiderweb features a delicate spider surrounded by bright fall flowers with a subtle webbed detail.

Plus, you won’t want to miss featured patterns from some of our favorite designers along with new creations from upcoming cross-stitch artists! Download (or subscribe!) today!

Looking for more Fall-themed Cross-stitch patterns and charts? Check these out on Etsy.

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Hanukkah Cross Stitch Projects

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.