Simply use white 14-count aida and patch this Christmas cross stitch chart onto a card blank with some pretty backing paper for a festive finish.

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For the rest of the Christmas Carol Design Library that this pattern comes from, be sure to have a look in issue 247 of The World of Cross Stitching, or for more seasonal designs, look out for our Last-Minute Makes Christmas Design Library in issue 248.

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About this design

  • Design size: 30 stitches high x 37 stitches wide
  • Design area: 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) – 5.5x7cm (2x2½in)
  • This design was stitched using DMC stranded cotton and DMC Light Effects

Free rocking horse cross stitch pattern (PDF)

Authors

Hannah BellisKnitting Editor, Gathered

Hannah has worked on Gathered for 3 years, since our launch in 2019. At school Hannah learned to knit collaborating on dorcas blankets – now she edits our knitting section. She inherited her love of stitching and embroidery from her talented grandmother, and her passion for thread led her to be Editor of The World of Cross Stitching for six years. Card making is a more recent passion, developing from her position as editor of Cross Stitch Card Shop. She loves using kinetic techniques to make cards that move – she was editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine for over four years, creating loads of card making video tutorials at www.youtube.com/PapercraftTV.

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