Passover Cross Stitch Patterns

It’s been a few years since I tried to find Passover cross stitch patterns (I did find one that said it was for Passover all those years ago!) and it turns out there are a few more options available now than there used to be. Because the Seder is such an important part of Passover, it’s no surprise these patterns have to do with the meal.

Works by ABC on Etsy has matching cross-stitch patterns for a matzo cover and an Afikoman bag. The matzo design (which comes with an option for spelling it matzah if you’d rather) is shown worked on a linen napkin, and the Afikoman bag is made with 36 count linen. They each use a single color of embroidery floss and would be great to have as a set for your table.

Sew Marie Studio also has coordinating matzo cover and Afikoman bag patterns, which are more detailed and include Hebrew text (the word matzo and the parts of the Seder, respectively. The patterns include instructions for how to finish your cover or bag if you need them.

GSI Productions has another option for a stitched Afikoman bag, which includes a Star of David and words in Hebrew related to the Passover Seder. It measures 101 by 143 stitches, or about 7.21 by 10.21 inches 18.3 by 29.5 centimeters, not including the extra fabric outside the border as shown.

This one just made me laugh so I couldn’t resist sharing. If you’re looking for a gift for your Seder host this year, stitch up a towel for washing hands from Judaic Needle. The design was made to fit on a purchased towel with a strip ready made for cross stitch, but you could also use linen to make a towel. This towel can be used for Seder or Shabbat, or for everyday use.

I’m going to go ahead and admit that I totally missed Toy Story 4, so it took my by surprise when Toy Story 5 came out, but let’s celebrate with some Toy Story cross stitch patterns.

This sweet design including Woody, Buzz and Jessie is from The Xstitch Shop, and they actually have a few different Toy Story options. This one says it is for intermediate stitches, probably because of the size and number of colors, but the sales page doesn’t say how big it is or how many colors it uses. It’s still cute, though!

If you’ve got a fan of Jessie in your household, this collection of Jessie themed icons is super cute to stitch. The design is from Mercury Stitches and it measures 97 by 144 stitches. that comes out to 6.9 by 10.3 inches, or 17.6 by 26.1 cm, and uses 11 colors. It has full and half cross stitches, as well as back stitching and French knots.

Share the love of friendship with this sweet Woody and Buzz heart hands cross stitch pattern from Pixell Patterns. This design uses eight colors and is shown worked on 14 count fabric, but the notes don’t indicate how bit is is (based on a finished project photo, though, it looks pretty big).

And for the Buzz Lightyear fans, of course we have to have a “To infinity and beyond” pattern, so here’s one from Silver Lake Stitches. This design is super cute on blue fabric, but use whatever you have. It measures 78 by 92 stitches, which comes out to 5.6 by 6.6 inches, or 14.2 by 16.7 cm, on 14 count fabric. It calls for 14 colors.

Or if you want to go beyond the core three main character toys, check out this project from ThreeOOne Patterns, which includes our main toys as well as Bo Peep and her sheep, Bullseye the horse, the Slinky dog, Rex, Ham, the Potato Heads and an alien. The design is 310 by 80 stitches, which comes out to 21.14 by 3.5 inches, or 53.7 by 8.9 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric. It uses 65 colors. Or pick out your favorite characters to make a smaller project.

All those characters and a few more are found on the mini Toy Story character sampler from Knotalot UK (only part of which is shown above). This one uses 31 colors and measures 134 by 108 stitches. It includes whole and fractional stitches, as well as back stitching. On 14 count fabric stitching the whole thing would make a project that’s 9.57 by 7.71 inches, or 24.31 by 19.59 cm.

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