Skull Cross Stitch Patterns

I’ve shared most of my collected Halloween cross stitch patterns already, but I did see this cool skull pattern from LoveCrafts that I wanted to share so I decided to hunt for a few more skull cross stitch patterns for you. If you’re getting ready for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos, these designs are fun to stitch and only a little creepy.

To start with, this skull from LoveCrafts is a free pattern that is considered for intermediate stitches. It would be fun to stitch up and frame or add to a bag for trick or treating.

This teensy skull cross stitch pattern from Stitch Fabulous on Etsy is a great one for beginners or if you just want a project you can finish in an afternoon. It is 19 by 19 stitches, worked in white on black cross stitch fabric, and is so cute in a tiny hoop!

Stitch a sampler of skulls with this pattern from The Stitch Patterns on Etsy. It’s worked on white fabric so you’re actually stitching all that black around the skulls, but that gives it a fun look. It’s about 7 inches square on 14 count fabric and looks pretty easy to stitch.

If you like your skulls to be a little fancier, there’s a whole collection of embellished skulls form Etsy seller Stitch a Quote. The whole collection is 12 designs, including a skull wearing a witch hat, a skull with snakes going through the eye sockets, a skull with a cactus growing out of the top and a skull and cross bones with a bow, to name a few.

The Stranded Stitch has a great little set of sugar skull cross stitch patterns in bright colors that would be super fun to stitch and have around as decoration through the fall. The full design is 51 by 63 stitches, or you could stitch them individually to make minis for cards, bookmarks and other projects.

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35+ Sunflower Cross Stitch Patterns

I’ve long had a soft spot for puffins, so of course when I found an Etsy shop called Murder Puffin I had to share it.

And I’m so glad I found it because they’ve got some weird stuff that I hope you’re going to like as much as I do.

There are cryptids and true crime, nautical themed designs, holiday wanted posters and an entire section called memento mori. So if that sounds like something you’d be into, read on.

The biggest section on the site, though, is Altoid tin cross stitch patterns. If you can’t quite imagine what an Altoid tin cross stitch pattern would be like, this mummy cross stitch tin is a pretty representative example.

Most of them have a character (in this case, the mummy, but it could be anything from an alien to a racoon to a gnome) or more than one, who is made into a tiny stuffed doll. There’s a design for the top and bottom inside of the tin; here it’s a pyramid and an anhk design. There’s also a small design for the top of the box. And finally, a kind of blanket and a pillow so you can tuck your little character into the box.

Each one is a cute little set that would be so fun to display (and play with!) on your desk or bookshelf. And there’s a great range of options to choose from.

In addition to those, you’ll find a lot of other fun stuff for the strange and unusual on your gift list. There are some delightfully creepy (and mostly cryptid-inspired) tarot cards. A whole set of dark samplers called Gothic murder family. And a section called potted cross stitch, with little designs like mushrooms, plants and pumpkins you can stitch up and “plant” in tiny pots.

There’s so much fun stuff you really just need to stop reading this and go visit Murder Puffin on Etsy. I hope you find it as delightful as I do!

[Photo: Murder Puffin]

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