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.

I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club.

I took a look around and there’s a lot of cute stuff and fun options you’ll want to check out, especially if you love themed patterns that are small, easy to stitch and fun to combine.

The Pattern Club combines cross stitching with a social network. When you open the site you’ll see a news feed and have the ability to share updates much like you would on Facebook. You can see who is online, have buddies and post your own updates and photos. The community aspect is a little sparse right now but that should only grow.

The stitch along hub is the place to find the most recent patterns and information on the current stitchalong. As of this writing the Book Lover’s stitchalong was happening, with little designs like Peter Rabbit, a skull for Hamlet and keys for Jane Eyre as well as authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

Other pattern collections include European designs, Halloween, ocean life, an allotment garden and more. Alyssa tells me there’s a new theme every month that either she picks or members in the community suggest. You can stitch just the patterns you want or put them together to make a larger collage.

The Stitchanomini vault gives you access to all of the previous patterns, and new patterns are released daily through the stitchalong. You can download individual patterns (most of them are 19 by 19 stitches) as PDFs or Pattern Keeper files. The PDFs include a color and black and white chart as well as a floss list.

Another cool thing you can do is build your own pattern collages from all of the squares that have been released. The collage configurator allows you to add patterns of your choosing to a grid ranging from 2×2 patterns up to 4×4. You can scroll through all the current patterns or search by theme and size to make a project that suits your needs. (Above is an example I made kind of at random but you get the idea.)

If you want to check it out, you can grab a three-day free trial and see all the pattern options. Membership is $7.99 a month, or if you pay for a year at a time you’ll get two months free. In addition to the patterns in the club, members receive discounts on patterns and supplies purchased through the shop within the club. Annual members get access to three paid/retired stitchalongs and lifetime members receive all retired patterns.

If you check it out I’d love to hear what you think!

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