Jolly Santa Ornaments - PDF

Jolly Santa Ornaments Cross Stitch Pattern by Kooler Design Studio

The Jolly Santa Ornaments (KDS# 1158) is a charming counted cross stitch pattern designed by Linda Gillum for Kooler Design Studio. This downloadable PDF pattern features a collection of festive Santa-themed ornament designs, each worked to a compact stitch count of 40 stitches wide by 40 stitches high, making them perfectly sized for creating handmade holiday decorations. The pattern is rated as beginner-friendly, making it an excellent choice for those new to counted cross stitch as well as seasoned stitchers looking for a satisfying seasonal project.

What Is Being Made

Stitchers will create a set of Jolly Santa ornaments intended as finished holiday decorations. Each ornament, once stitched and finished, produces a small, detailed portrait-style design celebrating the classic image of Santa Claus. These ornaments are ideal for hanging on a Christmas tree, gifting, or displaying as part of seasonal home décor. Because each design shares the same 40 x 40 stitch count, they form a cohesive matching set when stitched together.

Fabric and Materials

The pattern specifies that each ornament design is stitched on 14-count White Aida fabric, which is the standard recommendation for this project. Aida cloth is a woven fabric with an even, open weave that makes it easy to count and place stitches accurately — particularly well-suited for beginners. The finished size on 14-count Aida works out to approximately 2¾ inches wide by 2¾ inches high per ornament.

For those who prefer a different fabric count, the pattern provides helpful size references across multiple fabric counts:

• 10-count Aida: 40w × 40h stitches (larger finished size)
• 14-count Aida: approximately 2¾w × 2¾h inches
• 16-count Aida: approximately 2½w × 2½h inches
• 18-count Aida: approximately 7⅛w × 2⅛h inches (as noted in the chart)

The pattern advises adding 4 to 6 inches to each measurement when cutting your fabric to allow sufficient border for framing, finishing, or mounting as an ornament.

Floss and Thread

The pattern uses DMC embroidery floss throughout, with a comprehensive color palette that captures the rich, warm tones associated with traditional Santa imagery. The full floss listing includes a wide range of colors, among them:

• DMC 300 — deep mahogany brown
• DMC 310 — black, used for fine detail backstitching
• DMC 402 — light mahogany
• DMC 413 and 414 — dark and medium pewter grey
• DMC 415 — pearl grey
• DMC 500 and 699, 701, 704 — a range of greens for holiday accents
• DMC 605 — pale cranberry
• DMC 666 — bright Christmas red
• DMC 743 and 744 — yellow and pale yellow
• DMC 758, 945 — warm flesh and terra cotta tones for Santa's skin
• DMC 813, 824, 825 — a range of blues
• DMC 815 — medium garnet red
• DMC 841 and 842 — beige brown tones
• DMC 959 and 964 — medium and light seagreen
• DMC 970 — light pumpkin orange
• DMC 3776 — light mahogany
• DMC Blanc — white, essential for Santa's beard and fur trim

The pattern recommends washing floss