Christmas Stocking 2

Christmas Stocking Cross Stitch Pattern – Teddy Bear in Santa Hat – Counted Cross Stitch PDF – Holiday Decor & Ornament This festive Christmas cross stitch pattern features an adorable teddy bear nestled among poinsettias, wearing a Santa hat and framed in a stocking silhouette—perfect for your holiday decor. Designed for lovers of Christmas embroidery and holiday crafting, this cross stitch stocking design is ideal for making personalized gifts, creating advent calendar stockings, or stitching a one-of-a-kind Christmas ornament. The finished stocking makes a lovely heirloom-quality decoration, whether you're celebrating a baby’s first Christmas or adding to your collection of cross stitch Christmas decorations. This counted cross stitch chart includes a clear PDF format suitable for beginners through to experienced stitchers. Perfect as a handmade stocking, a Christmas pattern keepsake, or holiday wall art. Use it for Christmas sewing, gifting, or festive flair. Pattern Details - Design Area: Approximately 190 x 270 stitches (13.6 x 19.3 inches on 14-count Aida) - Actual Number of Cross Stitches: 33,000 - Fabric: 14 Count Aida (recommended) - Stitch Types: Full cross stitches only (no backstitching or half stitches) - Colors Required: 34 DMC colors - Color Palette: Classic holiday tones – rich reds, soft greens, creamy whites and warm neutrals evoke a nostalgic Christmas charm What's Included - PDF Full-color chart with DMC color codes - PDF Black & white chart with DMC color codes - PDF optimized for Pattern Keeper - SVG Pattern files in color and black & white Why You'll Love This Pattern - Create a timeless Christmas decoration - Perfect for gifting or holiday heirlooms - Relaxing project with full stitches only - Great for personalized stockings or festive wall art Skill Level Suitable for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced Instant Download Cross stitch pattern PDF available instantly after purchase—no physical shipping required SOME COMMON CROSS STITCH TERMINOLOGY Aida – the most popular fabric to use for cross stitch with brands including DMC, Zweigart and Charles Craft. Threads are woven evenly to form squares and the most popular counts are 14 and 16 (see Count below) Back Stitch – a method of stitching to outline a cross stitch piece, usually in a dark colour. Beads – can be stitched onto a project to add depth, colour and detail. Blending – (also called Tweeding) using two or more colours of thread (usually one strand of each) in the same needle at the same time to blend the colours together when stitching. Confetti – single stitches of different colours looking like little confetti being thrown! Chart – the cross stitch pattern to work from when stitching. Count – the number of holes per inch. Often you will hear ’14 count’ meaning 14 holes (or squares) in one inch of the fabric. Counted Cross Stitch – the fabric is plain and you use a printed or digital pattern as a guide to help you place each stitch. DMC – one of the most popular brands of thread (or floss) used for embroidery and cross stitch. It comes in hundreds of different colours and effects. ©2025 Copyright littlethingsbyjoe