Winter Word Art Cross Stitch Patterns

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.

I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club.

I took a look around and there’s a lot of cute stuff and fun options you’ll want to check out, especially if you love themed patterns that are small, easy to stitch and fun to combine.

The Pattern Club combines cross stitching with a social network. When you open the site you’ll see a news feed and have the ability to share updates much like you would on Facebook. You can see who is online, have buddies and post your own updates and photos. The community aspect is a little sparse right now but that should only grow.

The stitch along hub is the place to find the most recent patterns and information on the current stitchalong. As of this writing the Book Lover’s stitchalong was happening, with little designs like Peter Rabbit, a skull for Hamlet and keys for Jane Eyre as well as authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

Other pattern collections include European designs, Halloween, ocean life, an allotment garden and more. Alyssa tells me there’s a new theme every month that either she picks or members in the community suggest. You can stitch just the patterns you want or put them together to make a larger collage.

The Stitchanomini vault gives you access to all of the previous patterns, and new patterns are released daily through the stitchalong. You can download individual patterns (most of them are 19 by 19 stitches) as PDFs or Pattern Keeper files. The PDFs include a color and black and white chart as well as a floss list.

Another cool thing you can do is build your own pattern collages from all of the squares that have been released. The collage configurator allows you to add patterns of your choosing to a grid ranging from 2×2 patterns up to 4×4. You can scroll through all the current patterns or search by theme and size to make a project that suits your needs. (Above is an example I made kind of at random but you get the idea.)

If you want to check it out, you can grab a three-day free trial and see all the pattern options. Membership is $7.99 a month, or if you pay for a year at a time you’ll get two months free. In addition to the patterns in the club, members receive discounts on patterns and supplies purchased through the shop within the club. Annual members get access to three paid/retired stitchalongs and lifetime members receive all retired patterns.

If you check it out I’d love to hear what you think!

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