25 Festive Cross Stitch Patterns

Look inside this issue of Just CrossStitch to find 25 festive cross-stitch projects, perfect to celebrate the holidays. An elegant Nativity pattern, a classic Santa cross-stitch design, and a charming Holly Jolly Santa Sampler await you. Prepare for the season with specialty stitches and new techniques found in the intricate Poinsettias & Hardanger, Christmas Treasures and the Hardanger Ornament Duo, while traditional cross-stitch is perfect for the fun Holiday Words Stocking and Holidays Elves projects.

With 25 projects to choose from, there’s something for every stitcher and every decor style. Whether you prefer traditional or contemporary designs, intricate details or playful motifs, this issue of Just CrossStitch has you covered. So, grab your favorite needle, select your finest threads, and let your creativity soar as you bring these holiday-themed cross-stitch patterns to life.

Whether you’re stitching for yourself or creating heartfelt gifts for loved ones, these projects will fill your home with the magic and beauty of the season. Celebrate the holidays with the artistry of cross stitch and revel in the joy of creating something truly special. Get ready to embrace the festive spirit and stitch your way to a season filled with love, warmth, and handmade charm.

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Looking for more Thanksgiving Cross-stitch patterns and charts? Check out these Thanksgiving-themed Cross stitch designs on Etsy.

I’m going to go ahead and admit that I totally missed Toy Story 4, so it took my by surprise when Toy Story 5 came out, but let’s celebrate with some Toy Story cross stitch patterns.

This sweet design including Woody, Buzz and Jessie is from The Xstitch Shop, and they actually have a few different Toy Story options. This one says it is for intermediate stitches, probably because of the size and number of colors, but the sales page doesn’t say how big it is or how many colors it uses. It’s still cute, though!

If you’ve got a fan of Jessie in your household, this collection of Jessie themed icons is super cute to stitch. The design is from Mercury Stitches and it measures 97 by 144 stitches. that comes out to 6.9 by 10.3 inches, or 17.6 by 26.1 cm, and uses 11 colors. It has full and half cross stitches, as well as back stitching and French knots.

Share the love of friendship with this sweet Woody and Buzz heart hands cross stitch pattern from Pixell Patterns. This design uses eight colors and is shown worked on 14 count fabric, but the notes don’t indicate how bit is is (based on a finished project photo, though, it looks pretty big).

And for the Buzz Lightyear fans, of course we have to have a “To infinity and beyond” pattern, so here’s one from Silver Lake Stitches. This design is super cute on blue fabric, but use whatever you have. It measures 78 by 92 stitches, which comes out to 5.6 by 6.6 inches, or 14.2 by 16.7 cm, on 14 count fabric. It calls for 14 colors.

Or if you want to go beyond the core three main character toys, check out this project from ThreeOOne Patterns, which includes our main toys as well as Bo Peep and her sheep, Bullseye the horse, the Slinky dog, Rex, Ham, the Potato Heads and an alien. The design is 310 by 80 stitches, which comes out to 21.14 by 3.5 inches, or 53.7 by 8.9 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric. It uses 65 colors. Or pick out your favorite characters to make a smaller project.

All those characters and a few more are found on the mini Toy Story character sampler from Knotalot UK (only part of which is shown above). This one uses 31 colors and measures 134 by 108 stitches. It includes whole and fractional stitches, as well as back stitching. On 14 count fabric stitching the whole thing would make a project that’s 9.57 by 7.71 inches, or 24.31 by 19.59 cm.

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