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Small designs

Small Cross Stitch Patterns

Every design here is at most 20 stitches on its longest side. The table gives the finished size of each on the four common Aida counts, so you can plan cards, ornaments and gift tags.

Finished stitched size (width × height). Add fabric margins for framing.
PatternStitches11-count14-count16-count18-count
Crescent Moon 14 × 14 1.27 × 1.27 in
3.2 × 3.2 cm		1.00 × 1.00 in
2.5 × 2.5 cm		0.88 × 0.88 in
2.2 × 2.2 cm		0.78 × 0.78 in
2.0 × 2.0 cm
Autumn Leaf 13 × 13 1.18 × 1.18 in
3.0 × 3.0 cm		0.93 × 0.93 in
2.4 × 2.4 cm		0.81 × 0.81 in
2.1 × 2.1 cm		0.72 × 0.72 in
1.8 × 1.8 cm
Little Heart 13 × 12 1.18 × 1.09 in
3.0 × 2.8 cm		0.93 × 0.86 in
2.4 × 2.2 cm		0.81 × 0.75 in
2.1 × 1.9 cm		0.72 × 0.67 in
1.8 × 1.7 cm
Gold Star 15 × 15 1.36 × 1.36 in
3.5 × 3.5 cm		1.07 × 1.07 in
2.7 × 2.7 cm		0.94 × 0.94 in
2.4 × 2.4 cm		0.83 × 0.83 in
2.1 × 2.1 cm
Warm Cup 16 × 14 1.45 × 1.27 in
3.7 × 3.2 cm		1.14 × 1.00 in
2.9 × 2.5 cm		1.00 × 0.88 in
2.5 × 2.2 cm		0.89 × 0.78 in
2.3 × 2.0 cm
Orange Butterfly 17 × 14 1.55 × 1.27 in
3.9 × 3.2 cm		1.21 × 1.00 in
3.1 × 2.5 cm		1.06 × 0.88 in
2.7 × 2.2 cm		0.94 × 0.78 in
2.4 × 2.0 cm
Garden Flower 13 × 18 1.18 × 1.64 in
3.0 × 4.2 cm		0.93 × 1.29 in
2.4 × 3.3 cm		0.81 × 1.13 in
2.1 × 2.9 cm		0.72 × 1.00 in
1.8 × 2.5 cm
Sitting Cat 15 × 16 1.36 × 1.45 in
3.5 × 3.7 cm		1.07 × 1.14 in
2.7 × 2.9 cm		0.94 × 1.00 in
2.4 × 2.5 cm		0.83 × 0.89 in
2.1 × 2.3 cm
Cottage House 17 × 16 1.55 × 1.45 in
3.9 × 3.7 cm		1.21 × 1.14 in
3.1 × 2.9 cm		1.06 × 1.00 in
2.7 × 2.5 cm		0.94 × 0.89 in
2.4 × 2.3 cm
Green Book 13 × 16 1.18 × 1.45 in
3.0 × 3.7 cm		0.93 × 1.14 in
2.4 × 2.9 cm		0.81 × 1.00 in
2.1 × 2.5 cm		0.72 × 0.89 in
1.8 × 2.3 cm

Ideas for small designs

  • Cards: stitch on a 4 × 4 in scrap and mount behind an aperture card.
  • Ornaments: back with felt and add a ribbon loop; 18-count keeps them dainty.
  • Patches and pockets: use waste canvas to stitch onto clothing.
  • Gift tags: combine a motif with a name from the text generator.