Stitch a Haunted Bookstore for Spooky Season

This is probably a bigger project than you can finish before Halloween this year unless you’re some kind of speed demon of a stitcher, but when I saw it I knew I needed to share it because I just love it so much.

The Halloween Haunted Bookstore pattern from Creation Rack features three skeletons sitting outside a bookstore, enjoying their books while bats fly around under a crescent moon. It’s a scene I love because if the afterlife doesn’t include books, I don’t want to go.

The project measures 206 by 200 stitches and uses 23 colors of floss. On 14 count fabric it will come out to 14.71 by 14.29 inches, or 37.37 by 36.32 cm. The pattern includes measurements for other counts if you want to make the project a little smaller.

It only uses full cross stitches so, other than being a large project, this one is pretty approachable for stitchers of all skill levels. (I might add some back stitching to the skull on the far right, though, or stitch it on fabric that isn’t white so its head doesn’t disappear into the background.)

You can grab this pattern from Creation Rack on Etsy.

And if you’d rather stitch up a less spooky book store, they also have a cute Halloween bookstore that’s all fall vibes, with pumpkins stacked by the door and autumn leaves falling all around. This one is 200 by 196 stitches and only uses 18 colors. It would be 14.29 by 14 inches, or 36.3 by 35.6 cm, on 14 count fabric.

Either way you get to share your love of books, all things fall, and cross stitching all in one project. How great is that? These would be super cute propped on a bookshelf or next to a shelf during the fall. You could even make a themed book stack to sit beside it if you have some scary stories (or black and orange books) to display.

[Photo: Creation Rack}

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Haunted House Cross Stitch Patterns

Non Stop Stitch is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a dizzying quantity and variety of cross stitch patterns.

They tend to the cute/whimsical and colorful, with lots of flowers, animals, fantasy designs and some classic Ukraine inspired motifs.

How about this super sweet Ukrainian boy and girl design? With folk inspired clothing and adorable animals, these characters can be stitched together on one piece or separately. The images were designed by Nadiia Nagorna. The boy measures 50 by 96 and uses 22 colors and blends, while the girl is 62 by 94 stitches and uses 27 colors and blends.

Both projects involve full and half cross stitches, as well as backstitch and French knots. They are classified as intermediate patterns.

The largest category on the site is Christmas patterns, with more than 200 options, ranging from cute animals to ornaments, Santas, snowmen and more. There are also plenty of patterns for both Easter and Halloween if you like seasonal stitches.

In addition you’ll find lots of animal designs, from bears and foxes to cats and dogs, mice and elephants, birds, bunnies and bugs. And extensive flowers and plants section includes pretty bouquet cross stitch patterns, stitched wreaths and seasonal scenes, as well as food cross stitch patterns, like a swag of chili peppers, mushrooms on a postage stamp, persimmons and cherries.

The fantasy and magic category leans heavy on whimsy with cute dragons, a one-eyed monster with dragonfly wings, a mermaid listening to music, and a green bearded river spirit covered in lily pads.

And that’s not even to mention other sections like food and drinks, houses and landscapes, lighthouses, people/babies/dolls and more. There’s so much to choose from there’s no way to really categorize it all, so why don’t you head over to Non Stop Stitch and do some scrolling. I’d love to hear if you make one of their patterns!

[Photo: Non Stop Stitch]

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