Christmas Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
A traditional-style Christmas sampler: the words Peace, Love and Joy stacked in red and green, a row of little trees with a gold star in the middle, gold dotted rules, a row of hearts and a striped red and green border all around.
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What you need
The full chart is 53 stitches wide and 55 high: 668 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors, rated easy. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 10 × 10 in (25 × 25 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 7-in hoop holds the whole design. One skein of each color is enough.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 Green | 340 | 70 areas | 4.5 m | 19 % | 3345 Hunter Green Dark |
| 321 Red | 257 | 78 areas | 3.4 m | 14 % | 349 Coral Dark |
| 725 Topaz Medium Light | 67 | 43 areas | 0.9 m | 4 % | 19 Autumn Gold medium Light |
| 801 Coffee Brown Dark | 4 | 4 areas | 0.1 m | under 1 % | 433 Brown Medium |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The exact center (column 27, row 28) is bare fabric, so your first stitch is 1 square away: Green at column 28, row 28.
Green has the largest connected block, 36 stitches. Red is the most scattered: 257 stitches in 78 separate spots, 6 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 7.0 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 55, with 27. 77 % of the grid stays bare fabric, which makes this one quick for its size.
Budget roughly 3.5 hours to 6.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 4.8 × 5.0 in | 12.2 × 12.7 cm |
| 14-count | 3.8 × 3.9 in | 9.6 × 10.0 cm |
| 16-count | 3.3 × 3.4 in | 8.4 × 8.7 cm |
| 18-count | 2.9 × 3.1 in | 7.5 × 7.8 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Framed Christmas sampler
- Gift for a teacher or a neighbor
- Pillow front
Stitching tips
- Stitch the border first and count everything else from it.
- Change a word for a name or a year using the alphabet pattern.
- On 14-count Aida it is about 3.8 × 3.9 inches, a good size for a 5 in frame.
Free for personal use, and you may sell a few pieces you stitched yourself. Details in the terms.
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