It might be a little early as I write this to be thinking about summer vacation, but let’s take a look at some sandcastle cross stitch patterns while we’re dreaming of the beach.
I love this little sandcastle in a bottle from Threading Our Journey. The design uses 27 colors and measures 47 by 58 stitches, which comes out to 3.4 by 4.1 inches, or 8.5 by 10.5 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric.
The Happiest Hoop also has this adorable little Fine and Sandy cross stitch pattern. This one fits in a three-inch hoop and uses 7 colors. It’s worked over 30 by 25 stitches and uses whole cross stitches and back stitch.
Another little design comes from Bella Rose Craft. This wee castle is shown in a four inch hoop, and it uses three colors. There’s a little back stitching on this one, too.
It doesn’t have to be July for you to stitch or display this summery sandcastle design from Thyme for Stitching. This design uses 11 colors and comes out about 4 by 4 inches/10 by 10 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric.
Stitch a more brightly colors sandcastle with this design from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 67 by 50 stitches, the pattern comes out to about 5 by 4 inches, or 13 by 10 cm. It uses 18 colors.
Or go for a dreamy watercolor look like this one from Juliette Studio Co. The design is 200 by 200 stitches, which comes out to 14.7 inches or 36.3 cm square on 14 count fabric (the pattern notes include measurements for higher counts if you want to make it smaller). It calls for 28 colors.
This last sandcastle from Autumn Andrea is part of a quartet of little beach themed patterns that also includes a seagull, beach house and sign. All four designs use 23 colors in total, but not all of them are used just in the sandcastle. The individual designs are about 11 by 10 inches each, or 28 by 25.4 cm.
