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Pretty Snowflake Cross Stitch Patterns

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Last year I did a roundup of snowflake cross stitch patterns, but I barely scratched the surface of what is available, so here are a few more patterns for you to try!

If you like a fancy snowflake cross stitch pattern, try this one from AOK Corral. There are five different snowflakes in the pattern and they are meant to be stitched with seed beads for extra bling. Or you could try using metallic thread if you’d rather.

There’s something about white snowflakes stitched on a dark blue background that just makes them look that much prettier. This collection of five hoops from Lagodargentoshop gives you plenty of options for adding cross stitch to your winter decor. Each design fits in a 4-inch hoop (one is shown above; click through to see all the options).

Looking for a variety of snowflakes you can stitch into a hoop sampler style? This collection from Jennifer’s Little World has 15 options and she also has a pattern with them worked in a hoop if you want to go that route. Individual snowflakes would be cute stitched on napkins or used as a border on another project, too.

Cinnamon Stitching has a pretty snowflake worked in three different colors, and while it calls for light effects thread you could use whatever thread you have on hand instead. At 43 by 43 stitches, it measure 3 inches/7.7 cm square, perfect for displaying in a 4-inch hoop.

Of course any snowflakes can be stitched in any color you like, but I wanted to share some stitched in different colors just to give you some ideas. Red snowflakes are a classic, especially if your decor has Scandinavian flair, and this one from Crossy Foxy is darling (I love the gingham ribbon with it, too).

Or you can go with a less traditional but still pretty color like the ones in this kit from Stitch Happy Store. The kit includes supplies to make one full hoop but the patterns for all three options shown. You can choose peach, mustard or plum thread and will also receive coordinating velvet ribbon to use as a hanger for display purposes.

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D&D Cross Stitch Patterns

My husband is a D&D player from way back and still does role playing with his friends most weekends. There are lots of great D&D cross stitch patterns, but somehow the ones that caught my eye this time have a theme of being about the D&D classes or involving dice (or both). 

I love this collection of the D&D classes done as tarot cards. These would be so fun to stitch up for all the people in your party, or make the full set as one big wall hanging for the game room. There are 16 patterns total (just a few are shown here) and each one just uses three colors. The designs are from GlitchStitchAU.

This set kind of reminds me of astrological signs, though I can’t really say why. This set of 16 designs from White Raven Patterns is color coordinated so it sort of makes a rainbow if you stitch all of them. The dungeon master one is more colorful. Each one uses five or six colors and fits in a 10-inch hoop. 

Combining character classes and dice we get this set of 14 designs from Stitch it Picasso. Each one includes the class name and a die with a number on it, as well as some images that make sense for that class (the bard has a lute and music notes, for example). Each design is around 90 by 90 stitches and they use 13 to 19 colors each, depending on the design. 

Or you can make patches that look like dice with this D20 dice bundle from Non Player Creation. The patches are inspired by the four seasons, but you could change up the colors to suit your campaign setting if you like. They are 31 by 35 stitches and use between nine and 12 colors depending on the season. 

And speaking of D20s, this little dragon might be protecting your dice or cursing them, it’s hard to tell. It’s kind of cute, though! The design is from Cross Stitch Wow and measures 80 by 95 stitches. It fits in an 8-inch hoop and uses 16 colors.