Snow Globe Cross Stitch Patterns

While some of these snow globe cross stitch designs have a bit of a Christmas feel to them, others could definitely get you through the rest of winter with time to still display them before spring comes along.

On the more Christmasy side is this free pattern from DMC of a Christmas tree in a snow globe (you could always leave off the ornaments if you don’t want it to look so holiday). This one is designed to have lots of sparkle, worked on metallic fabric with some Light Effects thread, but you can keep it all standard thread and fabric and it would still be pretty.

Santa and a snowman with Christmas trees are a few of the projects in this 11 pattern bundle of snow globe cross stitch patterns, but there are also plain trees, a cabin in the woods, a deer and a large snowflake that aren’t Christmas coded. This set of designs is from Cross Pattern Boutique, and they range a little in size but are so pretty you’ll want to stitch a few of them.

The Christmas village snow globe pattern from Stitch Haus Studio Shop has a folk are feel and is a little Christmas but not so much that you couldn’t keep it on display after the holiday. The design uses 10 colors and comes out to 8.6 inches on each side (or 21.8 cm) on 14 count fabric.

Stitch a peaceful cabin in the woods in a snow globe with this pretty pattern from The Merry Stitcher. This pattern is 56 by 52 stitches and comes out to 4 inches/10 cm across on 14 count fabric — perfect for a 5-inch hoop.

Another pretty house in the woods pattern comes from Pin Inn Cross Stitch. While this one looks plenty cold and not that colorful, it still uses 38 colors in a stitch count of 218 by 243 stitches. That comes out to 15.6 by 17.4 inches, or 39.6 by 44.1 cm. Maybe you can finish it by next Christmas?

If you’re a fan of adorable animals in your cross stitch projects, check out this set of 20 patterns of cute animals in snow globes from Cute Patterns by Maria. They each have a little piece of holly on them but you could leave that off if you don’t want any Christmas feel (a couple of the animals are also wearing Santa hats). Each design is 40 by 45 stitches, and if you want to stitch all of them you’ll need 50 colors total.

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One of the most common supplies for cross stitch, aside from fabric, needles and floss, is an embroidery hoop. A hoop isn’t needed for every project, and indeed there are some stitchers who prefer not to use them at all. I generally don’t use a hoop when I’m working on a small cross stitch project, especially something that’s shape isn’t conducive to using a hoop (like a bookmark).

But embroidery hoops can be really helpful for cross stitch because they hold your fabric at an even tension, which allows you to stitch more evenly without any more work on your part. It’s great for beginners to use hoops because the tension on the fabric can both help make your stitches more even and make the holes in the fabric a little easier to see.

I’ll admit to always just buying whatever hoop is available in the right size when I’m ready to start a project without giving it much more thought than that. But there are things you should consider when choosing among the different kinds of hoops, which Caterpillar Cross Stitch covers in their great guide to embroidery hoops.

The post walks you through wooden, plastic, spring tension and flexi hoops (which I’ll admit to having never heard of; they’re made of vinyl and plastic apparently), as well as Q-Snap frames, which aren’t really hoops because they’re made of plastic tubes that you snap together in the size and shape you need.

It also covers what size hoop you should use for the project you’re working on and how to actually use a hoop in the right way.

Whether you’re new to cross stitch or more seasoned, you’re sure to pick up a tip or a product to try in this post, so go check it out over at Caterpillar Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite kind of embroidery hoop to use for cross stitch, or do you go without? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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