Book Review – Just CrossStitch Christmas Ornaments

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with 70+ patterns featuring our favorite designers. Through 9 festive chapters, this issue covers all styles and skill levels to make ornaments you’ll love to gift or display!

Jingle all the way! A simple pattern with a complex design, the Jingle Bells ornament features phrases from classic Christmas carols stitched with vibrant colors in the shape of a ringing bell. The bright red, green and gold are sure to help you ring in the new year!
Tender and mild. Capture the essence of a cathedral window in a gorgeous ornament. The Mary & Jesus Stained Glass pattern showcases the simple design of the mother and child in rich, electric blue that stands out from the black background.
A touch of elegance for your tree! Designed by the famous needle artist Giulia Manfredini, A Christmas Dress is a lovely design worked with full cross stitches and backstitches on sparkling fabric. Detailed finishing instructions will have you completing it before your tree is up!

Plus, you won’t want to miss our bonus Recipes & Memories chapter, packed full of holiday memories and favorite recipes from our featured designers. Download (or subscribe!) today!

Looking for more Christmas Cross Stitch patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

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Unique St. Patrick's Day Cross Stitch Patterns

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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