Just CrossStitch SIP Halloween 2022

Dear Stitching Friends, The weather is turning colder, trees are dropping their leaves, front porches are decorated with mums and pumpkins, and that can only mean one thing– Halloween is just around the corner! The Just CrossStitch team is pleased to bring you another issue filled with spooky and frightfully fun designs from 37 talented designers. From decorative pillows and creative home decor to 30 spooktacular Halloween ornaments, there’s a wide variety of spinechilling, creepy-crawly projects waiting for you. We’ve even mixed in a few not-so- spooky pieces, so we know you’ll find more treats than tricks to stitch! So, pick your favorite projects, grab your needle and floss, and let the spooktacular stitching fun begin! Happy Halloween, friends!…

“The witches flyAcross the sky,The owls go, ‘Who? Who? Who?’The black cats yowl,And green ghosts howl, ‘Scary Halloween to you!’”–Nina Willis Walter Spooky Designs by Amy Baker of Barefoot Needleart Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count “Spooky”: 48H x 79W Spider: 29H x 22W Design Size “Spooky”: 1⅝ ” x 2¾” Spider: 1” x ¾” Materials • 9” x 10” and 5” x 5” pieces 28-count squid ink evenweave from Barefoot Needleart • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One skein DMC® Light Effects six-strand embroidery floss • One skein ThreadworX Cotton Floss • One package Mill Hill Petite Seed Beads • Size 24 tapestry needle • Beading needle Instructions Cross stitch over one thread using one strand of floss. Attach beads using one strand of coordinating thread and ½ cross stitch. Finishing Instructions Model was finished using FlatOrnament Finishing Instructions for both pieces. Trim and hanger were…

Design by Rhona Norrie of Tangled Threads and Things Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 81H x 75W Design Size: 5¾” x 5½” Materials • 12” x 12” piece 28-count black Jobelan from Wichelt Imports Inc. • Two skeins The Gentle Art Simply Shaker Sampler Threads • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss. Backstitch over two threads or work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Finishing Materials & Instructions • 7"-diameter wood hoop Model was finished using Hoop Finishing Instructions. ’Tis the Season…

Design by Amy Baker of Barefoot Needleart Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 92H x 76W Design Size: 65⅝” x 5⅜” Materials • 13” x 12” piece 28-count stormy seas Lugana from Barefoot Needleart • One skein DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One skein each Weeks Dye Works™ Hand Over Dyed Floss • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using one strand of floss. Finishing Instructions Model was finished using PillowOrnament Finishing Instructions. Trim was made using eyelash thread. Wanna Hang?…

“Round about the cauldron go; In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter’d venom sleeping got, Boil thou first in the charmed pot.”–William Shakespeare, Macbeth Broom Buddies Design by Jenny Barton of JB Cross Stitch Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 69H x 66W Design Size: 45⅝” x 4⅜” Materials • 11” x 11” piece 28-count ivory Jobelan from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss. Where small symbols appear work ¼ cross stitch using two strands of floss. Backstitch over two threads or work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Finishing Instructions Model was finished using PillowOrnament Finishing Instructions. Broom Buddies Broom Hair Design by Nancy Greenberg of Pickle Barrel Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 61H…

Design by Gunay Uyan of Turquoise Graphics & Designs Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 82H x 55W Design Size: 5⅜” x 3½” Materials • 12” x 10” piece 32-count natural linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each DMC®or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One spool Kreinik Very Fine Braid #4 • Size 26 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss or Very Fine Braid. Backstitch over two threads using one strand of floss. Work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Apothecary…