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Mini Christmas Tree Cross Stitch Pattern

December 10, 2024 by Sarah White

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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Cross Stitch Some Funky Chickens

I’m primarily a knitter, and in the knitting world the “emotional support chicken” has been a big trend probably for a couple of years now (I don’t know how long something has to be popular before you can stop calling it a trend, but whatever).

There are chicken crochet patterns that are popular as well, and now I’ve found a cross stitch chicken pattern that might just become the newest iteration of the emotional support chicken theme.

The Funky Chickens pattern from Satsuma Street are three-dimensional, triangular chickens embellished with felt to make their facial features and tail feathers. The bodies include stripes, curves, speckles and other little designs to mark different parts of their bodies. They’re super cute and not any more difficult to stitch than any other pattern, though of course there’s more finishing than you would normally expect.

The pattern includes designs for three chickens, which are actually a rooster and two hens. The rooster is slightly larger, at 120 by 60 stitches, or 4 by 4 inches/10 cm when finished. The hens are 100 by 50 stitches and come out to 3.25 inches/8 cm when finished. These measurements are for stitching on 14 count fabric or 28 count over two.

The patterns use 13 colors, and if you want to make all three, one skein of each color will make all of them. In addition to your regular cross stitch supplies you’ll need three or four little pieces of felt of different colors to add all the details.

These chickens would be great to use as pincushions, or you could put something heavy in the bottom and use them as pattern weights if you do sewing. They’d also be fun gifts for anyone who likes chickens or needs a little emotional support if you explain it to them.

The pattern is available from Satsuma Street on Etsy.

[Photo: Satsuma Street]

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