Diwali Cross Stitch Patterns

I’ve shared a few Diwali cross stitch patterns over the years, including hands holding a diya lamp and some pretty lanterns.

I wanted to look for some more patterns for Diwali this year, and here’s what I found.

I love this design from Cutara that features a bunch of diya oil lamps in a circular design. It’s especially pretty on dark colored fabric, but would be nice on white or cream colored fabric instead. (I have some dark blue fabric I think would be lovely with this design, too.) The design is 200 by 200 stitches and uses 17 colors.

This watercolor diya cross stitch from Sonya Cross Stitch is also a great option. While it’s a little bit smaller, and 136 by 131 stitches, but it uses a lot more colors, at 32. On 14 count fabric this one measures 9.7 by 9.4 inches, or 24.67 by 23.77 cm.

This sweet candle and lotus pattern from Ludicrous Threads would be great for Diwali, or if you change the colors a bit it would look nice for Christmas, too. It’s recommended that you stitch it on 14 count fabric and the design fits in an 8-inch hoop, at about 7.5 inches or 19 cm square.

Or if you want to try something super fancy and dramatic looking, check out this design from Peppermint Purple. It combines regular cross stitch with blackwork, which is the design in the background at the edges of the rangoli, as well as some on the diya.

This pattern is fun because you get three charts in one. One is as shown with the rangoli and diya together, and then there are charts of each of them separate so you can work them individually if you’d rather. Together the pattern is 150 by 150, which is 10.72 inches or 27.22 cm square.

The rangoli by itself is the same size, and the diya by itself measures 74 by 75 stitches, which is a great size for a greeting card. That comes out to 5.29 by 5.36 inches or 13.43 by 13.61 cm. The full pattern uses 11 colors.

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Stitch up a Sweet Diwali Greeting

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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