Hanukkah Cross Stitch Patterns

It feels like every year I find more Hanukkah cross stitch patterns to share, which I guess is true of every holiday! (Check out some past Hanukkah cross stitch patterns if you need even more inspiration. I almost shared the dreidel gnome again because I love him so much!)

I love of holiday pattern with a bit of snark so of course I had to share the Oy to the World cross stitch pattern from Dissent Stitch. If you’re in a family that celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah this is a perfect one to make. It measures 4.9 by 7.6 inches (that’s about 12.5 by 19.3 cm) when stitched on 14 count fabric and it uses just two colors.

This lovely design from Diana Watters Handmade has the menorah candles looking a little bit like flowers or stalks of wheat. From what I can tell this pattern is only available as a kit, which includes the hoop, fabric, needle, pre-cut thread in all the colors you need, the pattern and instructions on how to cross stitch. The kit comes with the pretty blue fabric shown and the design fits in a 7-inch hoop.

The last couple of patterns I wanted to share are also menorah patterns, and they both happen to be from Cross Stitch Wow. I don’t usually share multiple patterns from the same designer at the same time, but I couldn’t possibly pick just one.

Of course that’s because there was a cat involved. This cap napping under the menorah pattern is super sweet for the cat lover in your life, and you can change up the colors to match a cat you know if you want. The design fits in a 5-inch hoop and measures 45 by 40 stitches. That’s 3.2 by 2.9 inches, or 8.1 by 7.2 cm. It calls for 8 colors.

The other one I wanted to share has more colorful candles but actually uses fewer colors at just 5. It also fits in a 5-inch hoop and includes the menorah and Stars of David. This one is 65 by 65 stitches, which comes out to 4.7 inches or 11.8 cm on each side.

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One of the most common supplies for cross stitch, aside from fabric, needles and floss, is an embroidery hoop. A hoop isn’t needed for every project, and indeed there are some stitchers who prefer not to use them at all. I generally don’t use a hoop when I’m working on a small cross stitch project, especially something that’s shape isn’t conducive to using a hoop (like a bookmark).

But embroidery hoops can be really helpful for cross stitch because they hold your fabric at an even tension, which allows you to stitch more evenly without any more work on your part. It’s great for beginners to use hoops because the tension on the fabric can both help make your stitches more even and make the holes in the fabric a little easier to see.

I’ll admit to always just buying whatever hoop is available in the right size when I’m ready to start a project without giving it much more thought than that. But there are things you should consider when choosing among the different kinds of hoops, which Caterpillar Cross Stitch covers in their great guide to embroidery hoops.

The post walks you through wooden, plastic, spring tension and flexi hoops (which I’ll admit to having never heard of; they’re made of vinyl and plastic apparently), as well as Q-Snap frames, which aren’t really hoops because they’re made of plastic tubes that you snap together in the size and shape you need.

It also covers what size hoop you should use for the project you’re working on and how to actually use a hoop in the right way.

Whether you’re new to cross stitch or more seasoned, you’re sure to pick up a tip or a product to try in this post, so go check it out over at Caterpillar Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite kind of embroidery hoop to use for cross stitch, or do you go without? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Caterpillar Cross Stitch]

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