Stitch a Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and pink ribbons seem to pop up everywhere this time of year.

This free cross stitch pattern from Crafty Guild is perfect for supporting breast cancer awareness or work it in whatever colors are used in the awareness ribbon of your choice.

The design uses two colors and is 28 by 39 stitches, or about 2 by 3 inches on 14 count fabric.

Head to Crafty Guild to grab the chart.

[Photo: Crafty Guild.]

Hosting a Breast cancer awareness event? Check out these Breast cancer lapel pins and Breast Cancer decorations.

Looking for a fun way to promote Breast Cancer Awareness? How about making this DIY Bra purse ? Check out the Orginal bra purse we created here. You can use discount new bras or recycled bras too. Old bra’s might be a fun way to memorialize the loss of breasts by turning your old bra into a purse.

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35+ Sunflower Cross Stitch Patterns

If you like seasonal samplers and cross stitch patterns with a primitive twist, you’ll enjoy the collection from Curious Carrie Designs.

You’ll find alphabet designs, biscornu, patriotic projects and more. The summer category is the largest on the storefront, with Americana and floral designs. There are also categories for the other seasons and more general designs.

One of my favorites is this pretty sunflower cross stitch pattern, which is shown styled as a biscornu but it wouldn’t have to be. The pattern features sunflowers and bees and a little beehive. It uses 12 colors of floss and each side of the pattern is 51 by 51 stitches, which comes out to 3.64 inches or 9.2 cm square.

I love the fabric she used for the sample, which she actually dyed purple herself, but it would also be pretty on a purchased light blue or other color if you don’t want to dye your own.

There’s also a whole set of themed biscornu with a four letter word on one side (crow, home, love and snow, to name a few) along with a seasonal pattern on the other side.

The shop has a rather small selection at around 90 patterns as of this writing, but it’s a nice collection of traditional looking designs heavy on samplers and biscornu designs, so if those are things you like you’ll want to be sure to check it out. Visit Curious Carrie Designs on Etsy to see all her pretty designs.

Are you a designer or do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who hasn’t made it into the spotlight yet? (You can see all the featured designers in the craft businesses category on the page.) Let me know in the comments, or you can submit more detailed information by clicking on “suggest a craft” at the center top of the page.

[Photo: Curious Carrie Designs]

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