Stitch a Sweet Santa with this Cross Stitch Pattern

I’m going to start this one by admitting I have no idea why this pattern is called a tiered tray tidbits cross stitch chart. This designer, Stitching Housewives, has a whole section on their storefront with more than 100 designs called tiered tray tidbits and it doesn’t explain what that means.

They’re cute designs and they’re often shown on an interesting shaped frame, or there are ribbons or leaves or other things decorating around the design, which is often mounted on a piece of fabric or paper, too.

Or, in the case of this Santa design, almost all of the above. There’s fabric of paper the stitching is mounted on, and ribbons to decorate and make a loop for hanging. And there’s a crocheted Santa face to literally top it all off.

The design itself is 56 by 42 stitches, which comes out to 4 by 3 inches, or 10 by 7.62 cm, on 28 count black Monaco as shown (you could also use 14 count Aida). The pattern uses Classic ColorWorks thread in nine colors. Other patterns of theirs indicate that DMC equivalents are included in the pattern so I assume that is the case here, too. You can also check out the conversion chart at 123 Cross Stitch if you need help translating.

I also don’t know if the Santa face crochet pattern is included in the pattern, or if there are finishing notes, though of course you can take your little Santa in different directions if you want. There are many different versions of this vintage Santa face crochet pattern on Etsy if you want to make your own.

This design would also be cute edged with pompom rick rack or a garland of mini Christmas ornaments. Instead of the ribbon and Santa face you could go with a classic pony bead wreath as your hanging loop. The possibilities are endless. And of course you can also take the poinsettia and snowflake designs from this one and use them on other projects, too.

Grab the pattern from Stitching Housewives on Etsy, and let me know if you know what tiered tray tidbits are!

[Photo: Stitching Housewives]

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Summer is the time for sweet treats, whether eating them or stitching them. This collection of patterns is full of designs that are good enough to eat. Almost.

This year of ice creams from Simone Balman Art is lots of fun, and you could also stitch up these treats individually if you’d rather. The full piece is 210 by 300 stitches, though it’s not full coverage. It uses 25 colors and comes out to 13.6 by 20.1 inches, or 34.5 by 51.2 cm, as shown on 14 count fabric.

These mini Popsicles from Mariana Gonclaves ART as super sweet and quick to stitch. These would also be a fun border to another summer project. The full design is 43 by 46 stitches, which is 3.1 by 3.3 inches, or 7.8 by 8.3 cm, on 14 count fabric.

Sam X Stitch has this fun sweet treat sampler, which again would be fun to stitch as individual pieces (maybe on napkins?). In all it calls for 18 colors and measures 153 by 153 stitches. That comes out to 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm on 14 count fabric.

Another great sampler is this one with ice cream and other sweet treats from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 119 by 132 stitches total, working the full pattern would be about 8.6 by 9.4 inches, or 22 by 24 cm on 14 count fabric, and it uses 33 colors. You can also stitch individual designs, which range in height from 35 to 45 stitches, and in width from 11 to 28.

This collection of four sundae patterns from Stichrovia would be fun to make for a kitchen or a teen’s room. Each pattern is around 40 by 50 stitches, so they should fit in a four or five inch hoop if worked on 14 count fabric.

Or stitch up one of the treats from Stitch Chart Studio‘s collection of seven ice cream cross stitch patterns. These range in size and in number of colors needed, but most would fit in a five or six in hoop (and one in a four inch hoop).

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