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The Grinch Free Cross Stitch Pattern

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If you’ve had about all the Christmas cheer you can handle by now, thank you very much, maybe it’s time to stitch up some holiday greetings from the Grinch (and his dog).

Though he actually looks pretty cheery in this free cross stitch pattern, so maybe stitching it will help your heart grow three sizes, or you can make it for the most Bah, Humbug of your buddies (I guess that’s mixing metaphors, but you know what I mean).

This design can be stitched as shown, or you can make it into a double sided round ornament, whichever way you like.

Designed by Nadine Grigorieva, this pattern’s finished design is sized 19.59 x 9.43 cm (7.71 by 3.71 inches) when stitched on 14 count fabric, and measures 108 by 52 stitches. The types of stitches used are full cross-stitch, half cross-stitch and backstitch.

You can get the free pattern from Wizardi.

It doesn’t look like we have any other Grinch cross stitch patterns that we have shared through the years, but there is one in this Dr. Seuss cross stitch pattern collection that includes a little Grinch.

And if you’re looking for more funny ways to celebrate the season, try the Fa La La La Llama pattern, or this googly eyed reindeer (because everything is better with googly eyes, am I right?) or you can wish a merry Christmas to your favorite filthy animal.

If all that snark put you back in the mood for some more traditional holiday cross stitch patterns, check out my roundups of Christmas village cross stitch patterns, Christmas tree patterns, and super cute Santa cross stitch patterns. No matter the mood we’ve got something you can stitch up to show your holiday spirit and that would make a great gift for someone in your life. Because we all know handmade gifts are the best gifts, right?

[Photo: Wizardi]

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Gourds to Stitch for Harvest Time

When fall comes around, pumpkins tend to steal the spotlight, but there are a lot of other fun gourds out there to stitch and decorate with. Let’s take a look at some gourd cross stitch patterns for fall. 

Stitch a little group of gourds with this design from Daily Cross Stitch. These don’t exactly look like pumpkins and squash you’d find in nature, but the polka dots, stripes and hearts do make them fun to stitch. The design is 73 by 60 stitches, and it uses 11 colors of floss. On 14 count fabric stitched as shown this one would be 5.21 by 4.29 inches, or 13.2 by almost 11 cm. 

This rustic gourds design from Rhondas Originals features seven gourds and a vineing leaf. The model shown is on 30 count linen worked over two threads, or you could use 15 count fabric to get the same size. This one come out to 6.75 by 5.5 inches, or about 17 by 14 cm. 

Pumpkin Harvest from Such A Stitch By Lena has a few pumpkins in it, but also other gourds and falling leaves. I love the colors in this one because it’s not just all orange and brown. As stitched it uses 31 colors and measures 150 by 150 stitches. On 14 count fabric that comes out to 10.7 inches or 27.2 cm square. 

Know the names of all the squash you might find in your kitchen with this squash cross stitch poster form The Compass Needle. You’ll find pumpkin, pattypan, turban and more on this fun project, which measures 85 by 118 stitches. That makes it 6 by 8.375 inches, or 15.2 by 21.3 cm on 14 count fabric. 

Get a little more artistic with your squashes and gourdes with this fun design from Happy Cross Stitchers. Another one with interesting colors, it uses 15 total and measures 110 by 143 stitches. Make it whatever size you like, but on 14 count fabric it will measure about 7.8 by 10.2 inches, or 19.96 by 25.94 cm.