Santa Cross Stitch Patterns

The hat, the face and Santa reading his list are the smallest, at 1,000 to 1,800 stitches. They suit an ornament or a card. Santa waving, with a gift, with his sack or in his sleigh take 2,500 to 3,100 stitches and look good in a small frame.

On 14-count Aida they come out between 3 and 5 inches wide, which fits a 6-inch hoop. On 18-count they are about a fifth smaller.

The suit is DMC 666 with 347 or 817 for the folds, the beard and fur trim are B5200, and the face is 3856 with 351 for the cheeks and nose. The outline is 310 black or 3371, a very dark brown that looks softer on the face.

When you move from one red area to another, don’t carry the thread across the back of the beard. Red and black show through white stitches; finish off and start again instead.