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!

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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