C
apture your fondest festive
memories in stitches with
these beautiful pastel
shapes. This snowflake, Christmas tree,
bauble and stocking are made up of all
the most evocative words and phrases
of the season. Turn your favourite
designs into a squishy hanging when
you back it with fabric and a bit
of wadding, as we did here, or
turn them all into large modern
Christmas cards. They’re a great
way to say something special
to loved ones on Christmas
morning – try tucking a
few into your family’s
stocking or hanging
them proudly on your
tree this year.
Winter wonderland
Cross stitch in two strands
DMC Anchor Madeira
j 168 1096 1709 pewter grey
J 415 398 1802 grey
6 518 1039 1106 sea blue
e 747 158 110 4 sky blue
t 818 23 501 baby pink
(^) F 932 1033 1710 blue
P 959 186 1114 green
Q 961 76 610 dark pink
X 963 73 502 light pink
p 964 185 1112 light green
q 3716 25 503 pink
f 3752 1032 1708 light blue
E 3766 167 1109 peacock blue
8 3 811 10 6 0 1101 t u r q u o i s e
Backstitch in one strand
- –––– 168 1096 1709 pewter grey
- –––– 518 1039 1106 sea blue
- –––– 959 186 1114 green
- –––– 961 76 610 dark pink
- –––– 3716 25 503 pink
- –––– 3812 188 2706 dark green
- –––– 3841 9159 1001 baby blue
MAXIMUM STITCH COUNT 74 high x 55 wide
DESIGN AREA 14 HPI (28-count evenweave)
- 13.5x10cm (5¼x4in)
These designs were stitched using DMC stranded cotton
Word clouds key