The Stitch Pattern / Premade patterns
Christmas Tree
A gold-starred tree hung with red, blue and gold baubles, with a present on either side. Five colours, no shading to judge, and it works up in an evening or two.
Open this pattern Free — chart, floss list and printable PDF
The chart
- 33 × 32 stitches, 386 of them worked, the other 670 left as bare fabric.
- 5 DMC colours, about 5 skeins in total.
- Whole cross stitches only — no backstitch, no fractional stitches, nothing to unpick at midnight.
Finished size
| Fabric | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count Aida | 3.0 × 2.9 in | 8 × 7 cm |
| 14-count Aida | 2.4 × 2.3 in | 6 × 6 cm |
| 16-count Aida | 2.1 × 2.0 in | 5 × 5 cm |
| 18-count Aida | 1.8 × 1.8 in | 5 × 5 cm |
Add three inches all round for hooping and framing: on 14-count that means cutting about 9 × 9 inches.
Floss list
| Colour | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 699 | Green | 256 | 1 |
| DMC 666 | Red, Bright | 41 | 1 |
| DMC 725 | Topaz | 40 | 1 |
| DMC 996 | Electric Blue, Medium | 40 | 1 |
| DMC 898 | Coffee Brown, Very Dark | 9 | 1 |
Skein counts include a 20% margin, because running out of a dye lot halfway through is the one mistake you cannot stitch your way out of.
Make it yours
Open the pattern and every square is editable: repaint any stitch, swap a shade for one of the other 455 on the DMC card, or erase parts back to bare fabric. The printable PDF is built from whatever is on screen when you download it.