When the Christmas crafting is done, we don’t have to stop thinking about winter. In fact, the winter season has barely started in the Northern Hemisphere, so we’ve got plenty of time to stitch up projects celebrating winter and snow. These winter word art projects are easy and fun to stitch and give you something new to decorate with when the holiday stuff comes down.
As a lover of hand-knit winter things, this winter word cross stitch pattern from Non Stop Stitch on Etsy made me smile. All the letters are made out of or decorated with coats, scarves, hats and other winter gear. The design by Vitaliya Mishchuk measures 78 by 191 stitches and uses 17 colors or color blends. The intermediate pattern includes full and half stitches, backstitch and French knots.
Another fun project that doesn’t use totally traditional winter colors is Snow Means Winter from crossstitch.com. This 112 stitch square pattern was designed by Susan Saltzgiver and uses three colors and is rated easy.
This winter one is a little less wordy and a little closer to being a Christmas design, but I think it would be lovely to have in the house throughout the season. This one is from Historical Sampler on Etsy and features winter birds, trees and other symbols of the season around the word winter. It’s 18 centimeters (about 7 inches) square and the link is for the full kit that includes thread, fabric, the white frame for display and some other goodies.
As mentioned above, a big aspect of winter that a lot of people wish for (and others wish to avoid) is snow. If you’re in the let it snow camp, these next projects are for you. This one from X Cross Stitch features bold lettering and snowflakes and is 160 stitches square. It uses seven colors and if you visit the pattern on Etsy you’ll see lots of different color schemes, from blue to red to rainbow colors.
Faber Cross Stitch has a design with the same sentiment but a little less bold, with a simpler font and only using three colors. This one is 114 by 115 stitches and fits in a 9-inch hoop.
