Pride Cross Stitch Patterns

I don’t feel like I’ve shared a lot of Pride cross stitch patterns over the years (though I do have this collection) but there always seem to be more great patterns for Pride each year, so let’s take a look at some new ones.

The Pride flag done as a heart is a classic in a lot of crafts, and this cross stitch version from Still Bitter Design is a great one. It includes the progress flag variation, so it uses 11 colors, but it’s still a pretty quick project that fits in a 4 inch embroidery hoop for display.

I love Keith Haring so I had to share this rainbow heart project from Zahra Design Studio. The design uses eight colors and measures 70 by 70 stitches, which comes out to 5 inches/12.7 cm square on 14 count fabric. This one is great for beginners who still want to do something a little fancy looking.

Stitch classic Pride symbols with this collection of mini Pride patterns from Sampler Cross Stitch. This collection of 12 patterns includes flags, hearts, gender symbols and more, and they vary in size but all should fit in a four inch hoop or smaller.

Turn the progress flag into a pincushion with this biscornu design from HH Stitchery and Supply. At 70 by 70 stitches, it comes out around 5 inches/12.7 cm on 14 count fabric or 28 count linen, and uses 11 colors.

For a super dramatic and lovely take on the Pride flag, check out the rainbow Quaker sampler pattern from Vivsters. This one incorporated the progress flag colors and uses quilt-inspired designs to form the blocks. It also uses 11 colors and comes out to 410 by 210 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 29.3 by 15 inches, or 74.4 by 38.1 cm. The pattern notes include measurements for other stitch counts if you want yours to be smaller.

Or try this beautiful but subtly Pride themed Quaker sampler block from ONESEO. The rainbow colors give this classic design a totally different look that’s a lot of fun. It uses seven colors and measures 200 by 200 stitches.

I started writing this one as a designer spotlight kind of post, and then I realized when I was almost done with it that I had actually featured this designer before. It was in late 2024, so I’ll forgive myself for forgetting, but it’s worth taking another look at Mama Witch Cross Stitch. It looks like the shop has changed a bit since the last time I looked in, and you all just needed to see this amazing pattern anyway.

In the listing this one is called “whimsical opossum,” because of course it is. This little creature is sporting a straw hat and playing a banjo next to a crock of moonshine and surrounded by a wreath of pumpkins, mushrooms and other fall icons. Clicking through the images, though, I see it’s also called Possum Song, which is also pretty great.

Either way, the design is 144 by 130 stitches, which comes out to 10.29 by 9.29 inches, or about 26 by 23.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

This is not the only possum pattern offered by this shop, but you get the vibe from this one.

And to quickly check in on the rest of the shop, there are a great number of Halloween themed cross stitch patterns here, too, many with a sort of dark whimsy like mermaid skeletons, cat witches and a pumpkin-headed rider on a skeleton unicorn, to name just a few.

Another category worth noting, though it is much smaller, is “sad Victorian ghosts,” which features ghosts (sometimes in Victorian garb, sometimes not) going to the pub and the library, hanging laundry and taking a bath.

There are also a lot of Christmas designs, some sweet and some snarky, and a few creepy ones, too. Other categories include the new for 2026 “sunny patterns” (similar style motifs just with brighter colors and lighter backgrounds), as well as bookmarks and mini cross stitch designs.

[Photo: Mama Witch Cross Stitch]

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