Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments

If you want to have a craft-filled tree, one great way to do that is to cover it with cross stitch ornaments. These little projects are usually pretty quick to stitch and fit into small hoops you can nestle into branches or hang on your tree. This collection of mini patterns that are perfect for cross stitch Christmas ornaments are a great place to start.

This pretty set of patterns from Lucky Cross Stitching is described as snowflakes but they remind me of quilt blocks. Either way, they’d be a pretty addition to your tree. Each design is about 40 by 40 stitches and uses three colors. I also like that instead of a hoop these are backed with felt and stitched around the edges, which to me gives them even more of a homemade look.

If you like the look of gingerbread or have a rustic looking tree, these designs from NARAxStitchPatterns would be a great addition. They include 10 designs that all look like gingerbread and fit in 3-inch hoops. Each pattern is around 41 by 41 stitches and uses three or four colors.

The mostly green and red designs from Cherry Merry Store are great if you use those colors a lot in your decor. These are a little larger, at 60 by 60 stitches, which makes them a little more than 4 inches/almost 11 cm (they would fit in 5-inch hoops). Each one uses 3 colors.

Monograms are a fun addition to the tree, and you can make them for everyone in the family (they make great gift bag tags, too). This set fits in 3-inch hoops and they use two colors. These would be pretty in a variegated thread, too. You can get the pattern from Cross Stitch Wow.

Lagodargento Shop has a set of 6 small cross stitch patterns (only a couple are shown here) that would be fun for ornaments. They fit in 4-inch hoops and include designs such as a tree, presents on a sleigh, reindeer, gingerbread man, candle and hat.

I also love these snowglobe cross stitch patterns from Cute Patterns by Maria. There are eight patterns in the set, and you can work them individually as ornaments or put a few together to make a bigger design as shown here. Each individual pattern is 40 by 45 stitches and across all the globes, 33 colors are used.

Inkspire Studio Shops offers cross stitch patterns as well as tons of different stitch minders, scissor charms and thread organization tools.

We’ll get to all that, but since we’re mostly here for the patterns, let’s start there.

All of the patterns are in one category (called Inkspire Originals if you’re following along). There are a lot of book-themed projects and more of the designs are bookmarks than anything else. You’ll find trope bookmarks, a Reading Rainbow themed design, flowers and a super cute watercolor set bookmark, to name a few.

And while the book themed projects are by far the most numerous, I wanted to share this super cute pile of vintage Pyrex style bowls. I love the colors on this one and it should be easy to stitch because so much of it is blocks (or bowls) of a single color. This one is only available as a printed pattern, but most of them are digital.

It calls for six colors and comes out 5.6 by 6.9 inches, or 14.2 by 17.5 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric.

In addition to the bookmarks and book themed projects you’ll find a few kitchen projects and some Halloween and Christmas designs as well.

But what this shop is really about is needle minders, and there are tons of them, with all kinds of themes ranging from introverted and snarky to animal themes, food and beverages, retro designs and religious and inspiring needle minders.

If you don’t know about needle minders, these are acrylic with magnets. You stick a magnet to the back of your work, add the needle minder to the front of the work, and then it holds your sewing needle when you’re not stitching. No need for piercing your fabric or losing your needle between stitching sessions.

She also makes charms you can attach to your scissors (or use as a stitch marker if you’re a knitter or crocheter), inventory and project trackers and bags large and small to hold works in progress and other supplies. She’s also got a great collection of vintage cross stitch patterns and kits, so check out all the fun goodies at Inkspired Studio Shops.

[Photo: Inkspire Studio Shops]

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