Ramadan Cross Stitch Patterns

Ramadan is an important time in the Islamic calendar observed with fasting, prayer and reflection, and you can add a layer of meaning to this time by working on Ramadan cross stitch patterns.

This Ramadan Kareem pattern from Luba Davies Atelier on Etsy features a crescent moon and star and a pretty tile pattern. It is 125 by 125 stitches, which comes out to 9 by 9 inches, or 22.68 by 22.68 cm, when worked on 14-count fabric. It looks complex but it only uses 10 colors.

The same designer has another pretty one with a crescent shape holding a silhouette of a mosque, with paisley designs in the crescent and a blackwork embroidery background. This one is 120 by 210 stitches and only uses three colors since it’s worked on dark blue fabric (though of course you can use whatever color fabric you like for a different look). On 14 count fabric this one is 21.77 centimeters square, or 8.6 inches on all sides.

Islamic Craft UK has a pretty design with the words “God has willed” in Arabic and English, which would be lovely to stitch for Ramadan or any other holiday. The words are surrounded by a pretty floral pattern in a circle, making this one a perfect choice for hoop art. It uses four colors and is all full cross stitches except for the words in English, which are worked in back stitch. The pattern fits in a 5-inch hoop.

And while these are not strictly a Ramadan design, I also wanted to share these Quran Surah cross stitch patterns using Kufic calligraphy from 365 Days of Dana. These lovely and meaningful designs would be great to meditate on while you stitch, whether you are crafting during Ramadan or at any other time of year. This is a set of three patterns but I think you can also buy them separately. Each one uses two colors and they measure 86 by 86 stitches.

Looking for more Islamic cross stitch patterns? I’ve rounded up a few more patterns for Ramadan and beyond.

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Cross Stitch Patterns for Ramadan

To celebrate back to school season, I wanted to make a fun and useful cross stitch pattern, so I decided on this cross stitch pencil bookmark.

It’s a really easy pattern even though it calls for six colors. You definitely don’t have to use all the colors if you don’t want to, and you can use different colors to make a colored pencil instead of the traditional yellow one.

These sorts of projects always end up taking longer than I imagined they would in my head, because I just don’t stop to do the math of exactly how many stitches are in a piece that’s 23 stitches by 74 rows (1,702, though not every single one of them is covered, most of them are).

But because the coloring of the chart is so straightforward, I’d say it also doesn’t take as long as 1,700 stitches sounds, if that makes sense. Because you barely have to count anything and could make most of it without consulting the chart, you can get into a groove pretty easily and stitch whole sections in a single sitting. I had a lot of fun stitching this one and I think you will, too.

Once the stitching is done, take a piece of felt and sew it to the back to hide the mess you’ve made and make it a nice smooth bookmark that’s easy to use in whatever book you might be reading.

This is a fun one to make for yourself or a kid in your life who is going back to school. But it would also be a fun teacher appreciation gift or holiday gift, especially for an English teacher but really anyone would like this one I think.

You can grab the free chart and get all the instructions for assembling your own cross stitch pencil bookmark over at Our Daily Craft.

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