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Sponge Bob Themed Cross Stitch Patterns

This is a super tough pattern -- I cannot stress this enough!  I don't actually recommend it for children (a patient, moderately experienced teenager could do it) -- but it is nice to make as a gift for a child.  If you'd like to include the child in the effort, use it to make a pillow and let them help stitch and stuff the pillow.  If you are going to let a child complete this pattern, be prepared to pitch in!

To learn more about cross stitching, check out our "How to Cross Stitch" directions.

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper
      
  • Embroidery Floss Used:


  

  • Aida cloth with a fairly high number (6 count Aida is 6 stitches per inch while 10 count is 10 stitches per inch... the lower the number, the bigger the project ends up being)
      
    • 10 count would give you a 8.0 x 11.4 inch finished project
    • 14 count would give you a 5.7 x 8.1 inch finished project

OR

  • plastic canvas
      
  • embroidery hoop (a must! unless you're using plastic canvas)
      
  • needle (20 or 22 work well, but any that fit 3 strands of floss will do)

 

Instructions:

  • Print out the template of choice -- you need all 4 pieces.
      
  • Tape the sheets together if you find it easier to follow the pattern from a single sheet.
      
  • fold cloth in half and then in half again to find the center.
      
  • place hoop around cloth.  Start as close to center as you can
      
  • cut about 18 inch pieces of floss and divide in half (so you have 3 strands of floss to work with)
      
  • Start cross stitching!  To learn more about cross stitching, check out our "How to Cross Stitch" directions.
      
      
      
  • Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
     
  • Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

 

Template 1   (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2   (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 3   (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 4   (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable version of these instructions