Long Dog Samplers Animals Cross Stitch Patterns

Stories Amidst Graceful Arches - or SAGA to his friends, is the largest Long Dog offering to date.

The Sage Monochromatic sampler stitch count is 389 x 504
Pattern is stitched on the Aida or linen of your choice using the threads of your choice!

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with one color of floss (plus a short length of 6 ply white). Stitch count is 353 x 352. Floss requirements - 14/28 Ct fabric 346.8 meters, 16/32 Ct fabric 304.3 meters, 18/36 Ct fabric 137.2 meters.

Oh! The Sweet Bye & Bye. Let's hand stitch it as in days of yore. You'll find emus and elephants there. Spotted bunnies and critters galore. As we sew let us think of good times. Of the pleasures that are yet to come. And wonder where does the time go. And why does my bum feel quite numb?... Read more about The Sweet Bye & Bye - Cross Stitch Pattern

Fetch your needle, be quick
There is stitching to do
This fine beauty might take you a while
It's so pleasant to stitch
Guaranteed to bewitch
It's a sampler with charm and great style


Soliloquy in Stitch is the Long Dog equivalent of "talking to... Read more about Soliloquy in Stitch - Cross Stitch Pattern

Fisherman's Friends is packed to the gunnels with a disparate troupe of characters all with one thought in mind - to have fun in, on or beside the sea.

The owl and the pussycat have traded up their pea green boat for a fishing smack called The White Stag; Florence the Flamingo just... Read more about Fisherman's Friends - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Long Dog Samplers featuring a animals trying to take over the bunny castle! Pattern is stitched on 14 count Aida of your choice using DMC or Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 265 x 265.

"None but cats and dogs may quarrel in my house - Live and let live". Stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 184W x 215H. Finished Size is 11.5 in wide X 13.44 in high

Cross stitch pattern from Long Dog Samplers featuring a design with animals!

Pattern is stitched on the fabric with the floss of your choice! Stitch count is 320 x 313.

"Once more the ancient feast returns, And the bright hearth domestic burns with Yuletide's added blaze; So, too, may all your joys increase Midst floods of mem'ry, love, and peace, and dreams of Halcyon Days. - HP Lovecraft 1890-1937"

The expression "halcyon days" refers... Read more about Halcyon Daze - Cross Stitch Pattern

There's some lions in my living room And they won't leave things alone They're rolling on the carpet They're roaring down my phone They've rummaged through the cupboards They've retuned my old tv And now they say they're ravenous And they're looking straight at me... Read more about Pride - Cross Stitch Pattern

"When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars"

...but when the sun is out, don't sit there scrolling endlessly through cross stitch charts, go and have some fun. Stitching can wait. However, should you happen to find yourself stuck indoors for any reason,... Read more about The Folly Tree - Cross Stitch Pattern

Long Dog's Pennance is an extremely pleasurable, if somewhat lengthy, act of self-punishment for all those wrong doings that you'd rather not talk about but which, nevertheless, weigh heavily on the mind.

It can be performed in bite sized pieces over several months or years. But, if... Read more about Pennance - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pennance Lite is the perfect "something to do" while you mull over all the naughty little things you've been up to recently.

It won't require you to prostrate yourself on the floor and wail a lot, unless you've dropped your needle; it has a built in frog repellent so you... Read more about Pennance Lite - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Romans introduced the brown hare to these sceptered isles more than 2000 years ago, and this magical creature has been with us ever since. Spiritually the hare is symbolic of abundance, fertility and rebirth. It represents agility, speed, inner wisdom and, in some cultures, trickery, madness,... Read more about Twee Hazen - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on your choice of Fabric and floss. The stitch count is 304W x 409H.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 275x369.