If you’re in the part of the world where it’s winter right now, it’s winter for the animals, too, so let’s stitch up some cute winter animal cross stitch patterns.
Some of these projects are more literal than others, but let’s start with the fanciful, because who can resist a squirrel in a sweater? This set of three animals also includes a fox and a mouse in jackets, hats and scarves. The designs are from Wonder Stitch UA and were designed by Nastya Lanova. The projects vary a bit in size and the number of colors used but they’re all adorable.
Speaking of mice bundled up for the cold, there’s also this sweet little one form Kits by SAstitch. It measures 84 by 95 stitches, which comes out to 6.1 by 6.9 inches or 15.5 by 17.5 cm on 14 count fabric. It uses 22 colors and 11 blends to work its magic.
On the more realistic end of the spectrum, there’s this pretty black eyed junco (thanks, pattern listing, for keeping me from calling it a bluebird!) from Stitch Craft Creatives. The design is 300 by 150 stitches, or 21.5 by 10.75 inches, or 54.61 by 27.31 cm on 14 count fabric. It’s meant to be worked on one side of a horizontal piece of fabric, but I think there’s only stitching right around the bird and the rest of the fabric is blank. (Photo above is just of the bird.)
I love these little pillows of animals in the snow from Little Stitcher Shop. This set includes a fox, robin, blackbird, deer and squirrel, shown worked on linen fabric.
Or try these pretty animals with wreaths, snowflakes and other cute details. This set with a fox and cardinal, polar bear and deer is from Puntini Puntini Store, and each design is 67 by 66 stitches.
Max Stitches Art has this cute hare in the snowy forest pattern, which I only just realized reading the pattern description is actually a snow globe! It calls for 13 colors and is 71 by 75 stitches. On 14 count fabrics that comes out to 5.07 by 5.36 inches, or 12.88 by 13.61 cm.
If super realistic is more your style, try this gorgeous wolf in the snow pattern from X Stitch Pattern X. It is 180 by 180 stitches, or 12.6 inches/32.7 cm on 14 count fabric. The pattern includes measures for other counts if you want to make it smaller. The pattern use 51 colors.
