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.

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Snowflake Cross Stitch Patterns

Summer is the time for sweet treats, whether eating them or stitching them. This collection of patterns is full of designs that are good enough to eat. Almost.

This year of ice creams from Simone Balman Art is lots of fun, and you could also stitch up these treats individually if you’d rather. The full piece is 210 by 300 stitches, though it’s not full coverage. It uses 25 colors and comes out to 13.6 by 20.1 inches, or 34.5 by 51.2 cm, as shown on 14 count fabric.

These mini Popsicles from Mariana Gonclaves ART as super sweet and quick to stitch. These would also be a fun border to another summer project. The full design is 43 by 46 stitches, which is 3.1 by 3.3 inches, or 7.8 by 8.3 cm, on 14 count fabric.

Sam X Stitch has this fun sweet treat sampler, which again would be fun to stitch as individual pieces (maybe on napkins?). In all it calls for 18 colors and measures 153 by 153 stitches. That comes out to 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm on 14 count fabric.

Another great sampler is this one with ice cream and other sweet treats from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 119 by 132 stitches total, working the full pattern would be about 8.6 by 9.4 inches, or 22 by 24 cm on 14 count fabric, and it uses 33 colors. You can also stitch individual designs, which range in height from 35 to 45 stitches, and in width from 11 to 28.

This collection of four sundae patterns from Stichrovia would be fun to make for a kitchen or a teen’s room. Each pattern is around 40 by 50 stitches, so they should fit in a four or five inch hoop if worked on 14 count fabric.

Or stitch up one of the treats from Stitch Chart Studio‘s collection of seven ice cream cross stitch patterns. These range in size and in number of colors needed, but most would fit in a five or six in hoop (and one in a four inch hoop).

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