Christmas Stocking Cross Stitch Patterns

Everyone in my family has a knit Christmas stocking, so it would never occur to me to cross stitch a stocking, but it’s possible (albeit a lot of work!) and would definitely be an heirloom piece for anyone you make one for.

There are so many options out there you can make one to suit anyone’s style or favorite things. I’ve gathered a few patterns from Etsy to get you started but it’s easy to search and find Christmas stocking cross stitch patterns with just about any theme you can think of.

Let’s start with some Santa patterns. Cross Stitch Kits Ala has a gorgeous Santa wearing a while cloak and surrounded by white animals. Or go the opposite direction with tons of color on the Santa cross stitch stocking from Zanna Cross Stitch. On this one Santa is checking his list in front of a house with elves and gifts all around.

If you’re looking for something with a religious theme, this personalized stocking has a manger scene at the top, as well as flowers, trees, ornaments, reindeer and candy canes. The design is from Happinesst.

This vintage style snowman cross stitch stocking pattern has space for a name at the top and comes with a full alphabet. I love all the animals gathered around. You can get this pattern from Sampler Antique Stitch.

If I were going to make a cross stitch stocking I would find it hard to resist this retro deer design from Satsuma Street. The ornaments in the antlers are so cute, and you can make them whatever colors you want to suit your decor. I also love it on the black cross stitch fabric because it’s unexpected for the holiday season but really striking and fun.

Looking for even more patterns? White Raven Patterns has two sets of 15 designs you can buy as a set. The first one includes trees, retro cars, animals, Santas, gingerbread men and more, while the second includes ornaments, nutcrackers, some very cozy looking critters and more.

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I don’t know why it still surprises me that there are cross stitch patterns available for almost anything you can think of. I wasn’t looking for pool themed cross stitch patterns, but in scrolling around Etsy looking more generally for summer cross stitch patterns, I found a lot of pool patterns so I figured I should share them.

I love the colors in these designs, almost as cool as sliding into the pool on a hot day.

The first one I found was Pool Party by Milky Stitch. It features someone lounging in the pool, someone lounging next to the pool, and some fun accessories you might need for a day at the pool. It uses 20 colors and was designed for 11 count fabric, which means it comes out to 12.2 by 8.2 inches, or 31 by 21 cm.

Pastel Pool from Stitch Me Good Designs looks like it would fit right in with Pool Party on a gallery wall. This one uses seven colors and 14 count fabric and fits in a 7-inch hoop.

Speaking of gallery walls, if you want a room full of summer sun and pool themed cross stitch, check out this trifecta of pool designs from Craft Bundle Lab. There’s a women floating in a pool with a large hat, a float in a pool and several floats and pool toys in another pool with a fun checkerboard bottom. Each design uses 12 colors and they are about 14.6 inches/37 cm square worked on 14-count fabric.

This designs from Cross Stitchers United shows three people floating in a pool in different ways. This one has cross stitched water, or you can stitch it on blue fabric and save yourself some time. As shown it uses nine colors and is 94 by 94 stitches, which is 6.7 inches or 17 cm square on 14-count fabric.

The Swimmers in a Pool cross stitch pattern from Thread Nova Studios is delightful. It’s stitched with everyone wearing red suits, but you could change up some of them — or even just one of them — to change the look of the project. This one uses 14 colors and is 200 by 200 stitches. That’s about 14.3 inches/36.3 cm on 14 count fabric, though the pattern includes sizing for other stitch counts, too.

And finally the pool pattern from The Lady at Home just makes you wish you could jump right into it. The pool with floats looks super inviting, and it is stitched on 14-count fabric with a finished size of 5 by 7 inches/12.7 by 17.8 cm.

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