Christmas Advent Calendar

Christmas advent calendar cross stitch pattern, instant PDF download: one large Christmas sampler with 25 numbered squares, a pine and poinsettia border and a MERRY CHRISTMAS banner.

Count down to Christmas with a classic holiday calendar you stitch once and bring out every December. Each numbered square holds its own little Christmas picture, from a decorated tree, a reindeer and a snowman on the first days to a nutcracker, a rocking horse, a penguin in a red hat and Santa himself on day 25. Pine garlands, a red bow, poinsettias, hearts and small yellow snowflakes frame the whole piece.

It is a large project and an easy one to follow: every stitch is a full cross, with no backstitch and no fractional stitches, and the whole calendar uses 14 DMC colors. A beginner's guide is included.

WHAT THE SQUARES SHOW 1 Christmas tree · 2 reindeer · 3 gingerbread house · 4 snowman · 5 cardinal · 6 Christmas stocking · 7 wreath · 8 candle · 9 gift · 10 snowy cabin · 11 nutcracker · 12 hot cocoa · 13 winter puppy · 14 festive books · 15 lantern · 16 gift sleigh · 17 chickadee · 18 poinsettia · 19 rocking horse · 20 gingerbread man · 21 penguin · 22 snowy church · 23 fox · 24 ice skates · 25 Santa

Pattern details

The whole calendar is charted at 276 x 277 stitches

• 37,867 stitches in total
• 25 numbered squares inside a decorative border, with a MERRY CHRISTMAS banner
• 14 DMC colors, 2 strands throughout: 890 Pistachio Green Ultra Dark, 349 Coral Dark, 919 Red Copper, 372 Mustard Light, 712 Cream, 986 Forest Green Very Dark, 3820 Straw Dark, 975 Golden Brown Dark, 801 Coffee Brown Dark, 310 Black, 677 Old Gold Very Light, 435 Brown Very Light, 720 Orange Spice Dark and 905 Parrot Green Dark
• Full crosses only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches
• Skill level: beginner friendly
• full crosses only, with 14 colors to follow. A big piece rather than a quick one.
• FINISHED SIZE (design area only
• add extra fabric for finishing)
• 14 count Aida: 50.1 x 50.3 cm / 19.71 x 19.79 in
• 16 count Aida: 43.8 x 44.0 cm / 17.25 x 17.31 in
• 18 count Aida: 38.9 x 39.1 cm / 15.33 x 15.39 in
• 28 count evenweave (over 2): 50.1 x 50.3 cm / 19.71 x 19.79 in
• 📏 Each square finished size on Aida 14 ct: 47 × 47 stitches
• 3.36 × 3.36″ or 8.5 × 8.5 cm

What you get

Your instant download includes:

• full-color symbol chart with the notes and color checklist pages to track your progress as you go
• printer-friendly black & white symbol chart
• DMC floss color list
• realistic stitched preview
• beginner's guide
• editable OXS file compatible with Pattern Keeper, MacStitch and WinStitch. Nothing is shipped, just download, print, and start stitching today.
• MAKE IT YOUR WAY Frame it as a Christmas sampler, finish it as a wall hanging, or sew each numbered square onto its own little pocket to make a working advent calendar, like the pocket version in the photos. The floss list in the PDF gives the colors you will need.
• PLEASE NOTE This is a digital download of cross stitch pattern files only. No physical item will be sent. No fabric, thread, needles, frame, pockets or kit are included
• the props in the photos are styling, not part of the download.
• Designed by humans. Every pattern is carefully created stitch by stitch in our studio using our own custom-built software. No one-click conversions.

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Personal use

This pattern is for personal use. You can stitch it for yourself and stitch it as a gift. Please do not resell, share, copy or redistribute the files, sell the chart as your own, or use it for mass production. The design and the chart stay the property of Stitch Jam Studio.

Good to know

You are buying a PDF chart, not a finished piece and not a kit. No fabric, floss or hoop is included. Colors on a screen can look different from real DMC floss. The preview shows how the finished piece could look. Your result depends on fabric count and floss. Files are in English. You need a PDF reader to open the charts. Free ones work fine.

Returns

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