Wicked Cross Stitch Patterns

Now that the whole world seems to have fallen for the movie version of the musical Wicked, it’s time to stitch up some Wicked cross stitch patterns.

My favorite that I found is probably this Elphaba Defy cross stitch from khallion, which has a fully stitched background but it’s worked in solid colors so it isn’t too difficult. The pattern is 63 by 82 stitches and is meant to fit in a 5×7 frame when stitched on 14 count fabric.

Speaking of defying gravity that’s a popular theme for Wicked cross stitch patterns, and there’s also this great one from Circus Stitches that uses song lyrics and an image of the future Wicked Witch. This design is 100 by 150 stitches and comes out to 7.1 by 10.7 inches/18 by 27.2 cm on 14 count fabric.

There’s also this word art from Just Stitch Me featuring lyrics from “Defying Gravity” shaped into a witch hat and face. It uses just three color and measures 149 by 179 stitches, or 8.3 by 9.9 inches/21 by 25.3 cm on 18 count fabric.

Another common quote featured in Wicked cross stitch projects is “everyone deserves the chance to fly.” You can stitch it up in bold letters with Wicked inspired colors in the background with this design from Kalandra Design, or go a little more subtle with this floral hoop with back stitching from Hannie Bee Designs.

You can also celebrate the bond between witches with this design from Smart Assy Stitches, featuring Elphaba’s hat and Glinda’s wand and the words “so much of me is made of what I learned from you.”

Or you can stitch up the famous image of Glinda whispering in Elphaba’s ear featured on the Playbill for the show. This one is made to fit in a 4-inch hoop and is completely covered with stitching. You can get the pattern form NerdaliciousCE.

Can’t decide? Grab this 10 pack of designs inspired by the costumes and songs from Wicked, designed by Taylor and Cromwell. The one for the song “Popular” is shown above, but each one has a character with lyrics stitched in the background. This one is 96 by 133 stitches and uses 21 colors. Click through to see all the great designs!

I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club.

I took a look around and there’s a lot of cute stuff and fun options you’ll want to check out, especially if you love themed patterns that are small, easy to stitch and fun to combine.

The Pattern Club combines cross stitching with a social network. When you open the site you’ll see a news feed and have the ability to share updates much like you would on Facebook. You can see who is online, have buddies and post your own updates and photos. The community aspect is a little sparse right now but that should only grow.

The stitch along hub is the place to find the most recent patterns and information on the current stitchalong. As of this writing the Book Lover’s stitchalong was happening, with little designs like Peter Rabbit, a skull for Hamlet and keys for Jane Eyre as well as authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

Other pattern collections include European designs, Halloween, ocean life, an allotment garden and more. Alyssa tells me there’s a new theme every month that either she picks or members in the community suggest. You can stitch just the patterns you want or put them together to make a larger collage.

The Stitchanomini vault gives you access to all of the previous patterns, and new patterns are released daily through the stitchalong. You can download individual patterns (most of them are 19 by 19 stitches) as PDFs or Pattern Keeper files. The PDFs include a color and black and white chart as well as a floss list.

Another cool thing you can do is build your own pattern collages from all of the squares that have been released. The collage configurator allows you to add patterns of your choosing to a grid ranging from 2×2 patterns up to 4×4. You can scroll through all the current patterns or search by theme and size to make a project that suits your needs. (Above is an example I made kind of at random but you get the idea.)

If you want to check it out, you can grab a three-day free trial and see all the pattern options. Membership is $7.99 a month, or if you pay for a year at a time you’ll get two months free. In addition to the patterns in the club, members receive discounts on patterns and supplies purchased through the shop within the club. Annual members get access to three paid/retired stitchalongs and lifetime members receive all retired patterns.

If you check it out I’d love to hear what you think!

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