Pegboard Cross Stitch

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I love it when old school crafts take on a new school format. Using pegboard as a base for cross-stitch gives it a scale that elevates it to modern art. It looks impressive, but is actually very easy to do...even if you’ve never cross-stitched.

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MATERIALSPegboard 48”x48”YarnPlastic yarn needlesCross-stitch pattern

STEPS

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Adjust you pattern to fit your pegboard. If you have 48”x48” pegboard, you want to crop your patter so it’s 48 squares by 48 squares. I started with the pattern above I used this rose patter and just cropped it to be the size for my pegboard.

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Choose your yarn for the project. Each square in the pattern has a color and a code - all the light pink squares with a single dot will take one color, all the medium green squares with a triangle will take the same color. In this pattern you need 3 shades of green, 4 shades of pink/red and white. Now each of the squares in the pegboard corresponds with each of the squares in the pattern. Pick a starting point and count down to find the same point on the pegboard.

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Take a long piece of yarn, thread your needle, pull it through and knot both pieces together. You’ll be cross-stitching with double thread.

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Now make your cross-stitch. Up through one hole. Down into the hole diagonally across. Back up through the hole directly below and then cross to go down through the hole diagonally across. That’s one cross-stitch. Now simply follow the pattern and fill in the colors. When you need a new color, start a new needle. I tend to do all the same color in an area first and then fill in with the others.

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When you run out of thread, cut it, tie on another piece and continue, just adjust your tension so the knot ends up on the back side of the pegboard.