Christmas Sampler Cross Stitch Patterns

I love a good sampler pattern, and this time of year it’s fun to stitch up sampler style patterns related to Christmas. Some of these Christmas sampler cross stitch patterns can work like an advent calendar, stitching a little bit each day in the runup to Christmas, or you can stitch it faster to make it part of your decor this holiday season.

The Holly Jolly Santa Sampler from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery is one of the quicker projects on this list. It features an alphabet, Santa, a house and a snowman, with presents and snowflakes making up the border. It is 58 by 96 stitches, or 3.6 by 6 inches on 16 count fabric.

The Santa Button Sampler from Homespun Elegance on Etsy is a classic style sampler with an old-fashioned Santa and tree alongside a colorful script alphabet. It’s called the button sampler because there is space in each corner of the design to sew on a button, or you could stitch a little motif like a heart or a star in the corners if you’d rather. This one is stitched on 28 count linen and measures 8 1/4 by 5 1/3 inches.

If you want something specifically to work on over a bunch of days, check out the 12 days of Christmas cross stitch pattern from Craft with Cartwright. This design has a symbol for each of the 12 days of Christmas in the song, and you could stitch one each day for 12 days before or after Christmas (the 12 days of Christmas are technically after the holiday, but we’re not here to judge).

Or try the Merry Christmas advent calendar from Owl Stitching House on Etsy. This one is designed to be stitched a block at a time and they are actually numbered in the design so you can easily keep up with which one to stitch each day. The full design is 137 by 233 stitches and uses nine colors.

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20+ Chirstmas Snowman To Cross Stitch

It might seem a little early (if you’re reading this when I’m writing this) to be thinking abut the holiday season, but cross stitching takes time, and if you want to stitch a bunch of gifts or decor for the season, that’s going to take some time.

Merry Stitchmas by Emma Congdon is here to inspire you to get your holiday stitching started, with 24 fun and colorful designs. You’ll find wall hangings, ornaments, stockings, bunting, greeting cards and gift tags, cute letters made out of decorated gift boxes, another set of drop shadow letters, stylized snowflake hoop art and more.

There are folk art figures, a festive patchwork and plenty of word art, with lots of bold and not always traditional colors to go around.

Some of my favorites include the bold graphic lettering on the ho, ho, ho bunting banner and the collection of little stamps, which she shows all stitched together but would also be cute stitched as individual gift tags or you could even make a stitched card with a fabric envelope and use one of these as a stamp.

The charts are large and colorful and provide options for personalization and spelling preferences. One design says “My favorite color is Christmas lights” and it includes charts for both British and American spellings. Rows are numbered and the color key is in the center of the page spread, which could make it a little hard to read (I reviewed this in PDF so I’m not sure if the margin is big enough to keep the key out of the gutter).

The back of the book includes instructions for how to stitch and read charts as well as making up instructions for finishing projects in the various ways shown in the book such as a wall hanging, framed picture, stockings, a pillow, hoop art and gift tags. There are also templates in the back for the shapes used.

This is a sweet book for people who like their holiday decor a little traditional but a little modern at the same time.

About the book: 136 pages, paperback, 24 patterns. Published 2025 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $24.99.

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