Moroccan Lantern Cross Stitch Pattern

August 29, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I’ve had this pattern in my collection of things to share with you for a while, thinking maybe I would look for more lantern patterns or items with a Moroccan theme to share with you along with it.

But you know what? This design is pretty enough to stand all on its own for a post.

The designer, Vivsters on Etsy, calls these Moroccan lanterns, and I think they’d be great as a decoration in a house with boho style or to use in your house around Ramadan, Diwali or any other holiday that involves lanterns.

The pattern is shown with all of the lanterns overlapping, but when you purchase the pattern you also get individual charts of each lantern so you can stitch them separately, just add one to a project, or stitch them all in a row instead of bunched up together.

But I really like this look of them being all gathered together like they are hanging on a patio. The colors are so lush. The pattern uses 30 colors and six blends to achieve this painterly look, and the designer advises you can use two or three strands of thread together as you like (noting that working with three strands gives a “more luxurious look”).

Speaking of which, check out this post for more on how cross stitches look when you use a different number of threads.

The designer used DMC threads but says they are willing to provide the colors for other thread manufacturers if you have another brand you prefer.

The pattern as shown is 250 by 23o stitches, which comes out to almost 18 by 16.5 inches on 14 count fabric. The designer advises leaving about five inches all around when you frame it.

It’s also suggested to use charcoal, gray or navy fabric, which will allow the lanterns to pop.

You can get this pattern on Etsy.

[Photo: Vivsters]

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Christmas Ornament Cross Stitch Patterns

The other day I shared some cross stitch patterns with ornaments on them, so this time around I wanted to share cross stitch patterns that you can use as ornaments. It would be fun to do a whole tree in your craft room with cross stitch ornaments, or just add a few to your tree or give them as gifts.

These little quilt inspired cross stitch patterns from Flamingo Toes look like ornaments and fit in 3-inch hoops, which are perfect for hanging on the tree or using to decorate a gift. I love the pastel colors on these but you can use more traditional Christmas colors if you like.

This cute Christmas tree from Lagodargetoshop uses a single color and fits in a 4-inch hoop, but you could make it smaller if you wanted by trimming the last ornaments and gifts from the sides, or just stitch the tree without any other embellishments. Either way it’s a cute addition to your holiday tree.

Stitched Modern has a super cute collection of retro Christmas ornament cross stitch patterns from designer Gera. This is a printed pattern that will be shipped to you. Each pattern is about 40 by 56 stitches, or 2.9 by 4 inches/7.4 by 10 cm on 14 count fabric. To work the whole set you’ll need 20 colors of floss.

These snowflake ornaments from Our Little Handmade Home are each about 2.5 inches/6.4 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric, and they use a single color of floss. They are pretty in red but you could also do white on a blue or black background, or whatever suits your other Christmas tree decorations!

From the description it sounds like this set of vintage style cross stitch characters is presented as one large chart, but the photo from Sampler Antique Stitch shows each of them stitched up as their own little ornament, so it gets included here. You’ll find Santa and snowmen in different poses in this cute collection.

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