Some said she climbed up on a ladder made of wishes. Others believed she was
placed there by magic stirred gently in a black kettle below, where scraps of paper and soft promises swirled together. The truth, as always, was simpler: she went where she felt understood.
The 2025 Just Cross Stitch Halloween Magazine is here! It features over 45 Halloween themed cross stitch designs. You'll find five chapters of patterns from your favorite designers, from playful lighthearted patterns to eerie spine-chilling creations.
Patterns are stitched on fabrics listed above. Stitch counts and finished sizes vary (listed above).
Fill up your cookie jar with adorable seasonal cookies! As part of the Baked Fresh Cookie Collaboration, a seasonal cookie jar series. Each season includes 5 cookie designs. For Halloween, there are five fun cookie designs with a witch, ghost, bats, and more!
Third in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.
Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring an autumn sampler!
Model was stitched on 40 count Autumn Beech by Number 12 Stitch Co. using Weeks Dye Works thread. A DMC conversion has been provided. Stitch count is 133w x 96h.
Quaker inspired cross stitch pattern from From The Heart for the month of August!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Platinum Newcastle linen using Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 79 x 115.
Cross stitch pattern from The Blue Flower featuring an Autumn scene with pumpkins, vines, apple and owls!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Vintage Flagstone from Lakeside Linens with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 101 x 80. Finished Size is 5.05 in wide X 4 in high.
Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Ale using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Specialty Stitches Used. Stitch Count: 75W x 81H. Design Size: 4.1" x 4.5"
The fourth design in Nora Corbett's garden series features a brown haired beauty enjoying the garden on a crisp Autumn day. Model stitched on 32 Ct. Natural linen using DMC floss and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 180W x 260H.
Designer note:
⦻In the bottom part of the dress... Read more
The 2026 Just Cross Stitch Halloween Magazine is coming soon! It will feature 50 designs for all skills levels, from all of your favorite designers! Expected to arrive mid-June 2026.
Cross stitch pattern from Textilly Crafts featuring a cute autumnal wreath with pumpkins that says "Fall".
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Raw Natural Linen by Zweigart with Classic Colorworks floss (DMC conversion provided). The stitch count is 42 x 41 and the finished size is 2.63" x 2.56".
Sleepy Hollow Sampler draws on the spirit of Washington Irving's 1820 classic, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Whether you are drawn to the spooky allure of the Headless Horseman, the gentle romance of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel, or the historical richness of the Hudson River... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Country Cottage Needleworks featuring the next mini village. October features a quaint autumn town with plenty of pumpkins!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Beautiful Beige using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 125 x 45. Finished size is 7.81 x 2.81 inches.... Read more
Note from the designer: This is the third in the seasonal quail lineup, featuring the Mountain Quail (with the very distinctive feather crest) and stylized manzanita. Although the birds are reclusive in nature, they can shine in your stitching!
The model is stitched on 40 count linen, using... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring the phrase "Hey pumpkin"!
Pattern is stitched on 40ct. Brea linen from Needle & Flax using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 120 x 47. Finished size is 6 in wide X 2.35 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Primrose Cottage Stitches featuring an autumn themed cushion!
Pattern is stitched on 28 Count light taupe using weeks dye works and classic colorworks threads.
Stitch count is 75 x 75.
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas Designs featuring a beautiful bouquet of flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Pumpkin Pie by Needle Bling Designs using Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 74 x 80. Finished size: 4 x 4 1/2. Finished with Brick chenille from Lady Dot Creates.
Pumpkin Row is a pumpkin-y take on our popular Tomato Row, a Skinny Mini Pattern
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 ct. Winter Moon linen by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks, The Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works floss (with DMC conversion provided). Stitch count is 137w x 32h.
Both models were stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Counts: Bird - 54W x 54H, Acorn - 19W x 19H.
Cross stitch pattern from Little House Needleworks featuring the little piggy at the farm in fall!
Model stitched on 30 ct. Portobello linen using Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 63 x 63. Finished size is 4.2" x 4.2".
Cross stitch pattern by Erica Michaels Needleart Desins featuring autumn themes berries with the sentiments "Happy Fall Y'all", "Autumn Leaves Abound" and "The Pick of the Patch"!
Model stitched on 36 ct. Heartland linen using Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch count is 127w x 72h.
Cross stitch pattern from Cottage Garden Samplings featuring a turkey with beautiful fall leaves!
Model stitched on 40ct Ancient linen from Picture This Plus using a mixture of DMC and The Gentle Art thread. Stitch count is 100w x 130h. Finished size is 5" x 6.5".
"October gave a party, the leaves by hundreds came. The chestnuts, oaks and maples and leaves of every name. the sunshine spread a carpet, and everything was grand. Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band." Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Mariner's Map Legacy Linen with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 157x97 (finished size 10 1/2" x 6 1/2")
Part 3 of the By the Sea series. Entire design was stitched on 32 Ct. Meadow Mist linen with a total stitch count of 194 x 194. Just the Winter pattern is 100 x 100. Each Sampler is approx. 6 x 6 for finished size with border - and as a great whole creates a little over 12 x 12. Finished size for... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Pearled Barley linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 152W x 333H. Finished size is 8.44 in wide X 18.5 in high.
Model stitched on an 8" wide 27ct. Pyramid natural linen banding using DMC floss and Mill Hill beads. Stitch count: 67w x 167h. Designed by Jim Shore. Also required, but not listed above, Mill Hill bead #02086 and Mill Hill button 87042. Finished size is approx. 4.96 in wide X 12.37 in high.
Model stitched on 30 Ct. Old Mill Java over-dyed linen using DMC floss, Thread Gatherers Silk 'n Colors. Stitch count: 258W x 64H. Finished Size: 18" x 5"
Stitched on 28 count Taupe fabric with DMC floss, Needlepaint Threads (discontinued), Petite Treasure Braid and Mill Hill Beads. The stitch count is 157W x 238H
**Please note: also listed on the pattern is discontinued Mill Hill beads #02093.
Note from the designer: Make this cute woodland animal design with a deer, bunny, hedgehog, mouse, fox, robin and lots of fall flowers and motifs.
Model was stitched over 2 on 28-ct Lugana in "Springfield Sage" by Zweigart using DMC floss. Stitch size is comparable to 14-ct Aida. Stitch count is 70w x 70h. Finished size is 5" x 5".
From Paulette: "I really don't know what to say about this design other than.. why not? It's almost Halloween! And mummies are probably the most misunderstood creature of the season. Maybe he'll make an appearance in Halloween Moon, when that one gets designed."
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a cute autumn pumpkin with the phrase "The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Dunes from Fiber on a Whim using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 129 x 152. Finished size is 6.45 in wide X 7.6 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Cotton Pixels featuring a goose flying in the autumn sky!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Silver Moon Belfast using Gentle Arts Wool(Chalk not listed), Classic Colorworks Belle Soie, Dinky Dyes, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 83 x 87. Finished size is 5.19" x 5.44".