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Scarecrow Cross Stitch Patterns

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I generally associate scarecrows with Halloween, but they’re really a fall harvest kind of character, so you can stitch and display them throughout the season. A fun thing about scarecrow cross stitch patterns is there are so many different styles to choose from, so let’s take a look at a few. 

The one that got me started thinking about scarecrows is decidedly more Halloween in flavor, with a folk art sampler twist. This one is from Ulysses Blue Stitching and features a scarecrow with a pumpkin head and a witch hat, along with a crow, bat, skulls and more. The pattern is 123 by 174 stitches and uses 94 colors. On 14 count fabric it will be 8.7 by 12.2 inches, or 22.3 by 31.6 cm. 

If you’re looking for a much simpler and more traditional scarecrow pattern, check out this one from Bella Rose Craft. This little cutie is only 2.21 by 3.29 inches (5.6 by 8.4 cm) on 14 count fabric and easily fits in a 4-inch hoop. If I’m counting right I think it only uses six colors. 

Another one in the cute zones is this one from Tiny House Studio BC. This sweet pumpkin head is playing in the fall leaves and having lots of fun. This one uses 42 colors and measures 140 by 175 stitches, which comes out to 10 by 12.5 inches/25.4 by 31.75 cm on 14 count fabric. 

A super detailed and realistic (and therefore mildly creepy) scarecrow cross stitch pattern comes from Artisan Avenue Design. This scarecrow standing in a field with his crow friend measures 200 by 200 stitches and ues 30 colors. 

And I don’t really know what to call this last one but it’s so cute I couldn’t resist sharing. It’s more of a scarecrow doll that’ stitched, sewn and embellished to make a three-dimensional piece of art. The design is from Living on the Rainbow and it uses felt, pieces of glittery garland and other embellishments to make it more lifelike. The pattern notes that a sewing machine is not required, and if you use 18 count fabric your scarecrow will be about 4.5 inches/12 cm tall. 

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Toy Story Cross Stitch Patterns

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.