Mini Christmas Tree Cross Stitch Pattern

I don’t do a lot of cross stitch designing, and when I do it tends to be stuff that’s really easy. But I also think that this one is pretty cute, so I wanted to share it with you all in case you’re looking for a quick and easy cross stitch mini you can make into an ornament, card or gift bag decoration for the holidays.

This pattern came together in an afternoon and is easy enough for new stitchers to make. It uses three colors but if you want to make it even easier you can make the tree a single color. Decorate it after the stitching is done if you want — you could add some random French knots to be ornaments, or sew on some beads or sequins, or just leave it plain.

I added little zig zag garlands to mine (the pattern is actually adapted from a Fair Isle knitting pattern book, because I’ve got to be me) and you could certainly add your own design elements to the tree if you’d rather, or change up the color.

What I really love about this mini Christmas cross stitch pattern is that it fits in a 3-inch hoop, but I realized that a wide-mouthed Mason jar lid is basically a 3-inch hoop, so you can just use that as a frame. That way all the finishing you have to do is hot gluing the edges of your fabric to the back of the lid. I also added a bit of ribbon to be able to hang it on the tree, but you could also just nestle it in the branches if you want.

This would be a great teacher gift ornament, too, because it is so quick and easy to stitch, and you probably have all the colors of embroidery floss you need already.

You can grab the free pattern over at Our Daily Craft.

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35+ Sunflower Cross Stitch Patterns

I don’t know why it still surprises me that there are cross stitch patterns available for almost anything you can think of. I wasn’t looking for pool themed cross stitch patterns, but in scrolling around Etsy looking more generally for summer cross stitch patterns, I found a lot of pool patterns so I figured I should share them.

I love the colors in these designs, almost as cool as sliding into the pool on a hot day.

The first one I found was Pool Party by Milky Stitch. It features someone lounging in the pool, someone lounging next to the pool, and some fun accessories you might need for a day at the pool. It uses 20 colors and was designed for 11 count fabric, which means it comes out to 12.2 by 8.2 inches, or 31 by 21 cm.

Pastel Pool from Stitch Me Good Designs looks like it would fit right in with Pool Party on a gallery wall. This one uses seven colors and 14 count fabric and fits in a 7-inch hoop.

Speaking of gallery walls, if you want a room full of summer sun and pool themed cross stitch, check out this trifecta of pool designs from Craft Bundle Lab. There’s a women floating in a pool with a large hat, a float in a pool and several floats and pool toys in another pool with a fun checkerboard bottom. Each design uses 12 colors and they are about 14.6 inches/37 cm square worked on 14-count fabric.

This designs from Cross Stitchers United shows three people floating in a pool in different ways. This one has cross stitched water, or you can stitch it on blue fabric and save yourself some time. As shown it uses nine colors and is 94 by 94 stitches, which is 6.7 inches or 17 cm square on 14-count fabric.

The Swimmers in a Pool cross stitch pattern from Thread Nova Studios is delightful. It’s stitched with everyone wearing red suits, but you could change up some of them — or even just one of them — to change the look of the project. This one uses 14 colors and is 200 by 200 stitches. That’s about 14.3 inches/36.3 cm on 14 count fabric, though the pattern includes sizing for other stitch counts, too.

And finally the pool pattern from The Lady at Home just makes you wish you could jump right into it. The pool with floats looks super inviting, and it is stitched on 14-count fabric with a finished size of 5 by 7 inches/12.7 by 17.8 cm.

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