Stitch a Set of Ocean Themed Projects

June 25, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I love this collection of ocean themed cross stitch patterns from The Stitch Patterns on Etsy. This set of eight patterns includes:

some small fish and coral
a pair of dolphins
a spotted fish
a crab
some shells and seaweed/coral
a stingray
a sea turtle
a humpback whale

Each design has a background of pastel coral and they all call for the same colors of floss, giving them a harmonious look. Most of the projects seem to use three or four colors (plus a little bit of black for eyes and other details), while the fish pattern adds in bright orange. I think it would be fun to do a little bit of that color in each design even though it’s not shown that way just to tie them all together if you happen to be stitching the whole set individually, as shown.

When stitched on 14 count fabric, each project is 5 by 7 inches/12.7 by 17.78 cm, so they’re perfect for framing all together. But even if you only want to stitch one or two of them, they would be a great addition to a beach themed room or to start you on your coastal grandma journey.

You can buy the whole set from The Stitch Patterns, or you can check out all their adorable ocean-themed projects here.

Looking for more cross stitch projects to decorate your beach house or keep you dreaming of the beach? Here are some more options for you:

I also love this set of mini beach themed cross stitch patterns, which would be fun to use as a border on just about any of the above listed patterns. Or stitch them on your linens for all your clam bakes and lobster roll dining experiences.

[Photo: The Stitch Patterns]

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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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