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.
