Temperature Cross Stitch Patterns

As the turn of a new year happens it seems like lots of people are thinking about different ways to document the year to come. One crafty project that has become a popular way to chart a year is temperature projects.

I feel like these started with knitting and crochet, choosing a color for each temperature range and working a row of the color that corresponds to the high temperature for that day. But cross stitchers have taken on this project idea, too, and honestly these patterns only scratch the surface of what’s out there.

You can make your daily high temperature a leaf on a branch of a tree (one branch for each moth of the year) with this design using 20 colors from Stitchin Mommy.

Or make each month a flower with this one from Zahra Design Studio. It has a range of 30 colors and suggests using the high or the average temperature for each day.

I have shared this one before but I love the potion shelf temperature cross stitch pattern from Teeny Weeny X Stitch because it’s not as obviously a temperature project. There are lots of little details and different shaped bottles to keep it interesting all year.

Keep track of both the highs and lows each day with this pattern from Kristi’s Corner Needle, which uses two color birds to track each day. Each row of birds represents a month.

Or make each day a tiny heart with this design from Apricot Polka Dot. The hearts change orientation from day to day and each is only five stitches, so it’s pretty low commitment to keep up with.

You can also make your temperature project a row of colorful cats, thanks to K Sew Creations By Kim; track the temperature and the phases of the moon with Tiny Stitchery Co’s design; or make a fun galaxy motif with this pattern from Climbing Goat Designs. So many fun ideas!

Stitchissimo is an Etsy shop based in Bulgaria that has a heavy focus on bookmarks and cards, often with a religious spin, as well as adorable animal cross stitch patterns. Let’s take a closer look.

The biggest category in the shop (though not by much) is baby animals, and there are lots of cute options, from a horse to butterflies, a capybara to sea creatures, farm animals and more.

Since this is a year when ducks are really popular, here’s their duck cross stitch pattern, which is pretty representative of the style of these projects. This mini cross stitch design is just 27 by 33 stitches and it uses four colors, making it a great option for someone new to cross stitch (which all of the animals would be).

On 14 count fabric the design comes out to almost 2 by 2.4 inches, or 4.9 by 6 cm, so it would fit in a three or four inch hoop.

Coming in a close second is the bookmark section (there’s also a separate kids’ bible bookmark category), which includes a wide variety of projects often featuring flowers, fruit or some other image along with a quote from the bible. The kids’ section is the same, only with cute animals decorating them instead of flowers.

There’s also a large collection of Christmas and winter themed projects. Many have a religious bent such as nativity scenes and angels, but there are also snowmen, Christmas foods and winter scenes with cute animals.

Other categories include sentiments to stitch for greeting cards, spring and Easter themed projects and “boy decor” (mini cross stitch patterns of vehicles). Smaller categories include summer, autumn and the Fourth of July.

These projects are cute and colorful, and a lot of them are small, which makes them great for beginners. It’s an especially great place if you like religious themed projects and bookmarks.

Check out all the designs at Stitchissimo.

[Photo: Stitchissimo]

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