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Free Christmas needlepoint ornament pattern: Puff the Snowman

A round little snowman in a bobble hat and a candy-red scarf. About 3 inches on 18 mesh, so you can stitch him in a few cozy evenings, with time left to make one for a friend.

Needlepoint18 or 13 mesh9 DMC colorsAbout 3 in across

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Free for home and classroom use. No sign-up, no email: the download starts right away. 10 pages.

What's inside

The whole design on one chart page, with a symbol for each color and the center marked
A thread list with DMC numbers, stitch counts and how many skeins to buy for 18 and 13 mesh
Canvas guides at actual size for 18 mesh (2.9 in) and 13 mesh (4.1 in), to paint or trace your own canvas
How to work tent stitch (continental and basketweave), and how to finish it as a hanging ornament

Write the year on the felt backing with a fabric pen. A stitched ornament comes out of the box every Christmas for years.

How to use it

Print at actual size (100%) so the canvas guides come out the right size. Check the 1 inch bar.
Stitch from the chart, or tape your canvas over the guide on a bright window and paint it first.
Block it, back it with card and felt, add cording and a ribbon loop, and hang it on the tree.

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Want the full set?

Puff's six friends in the same style, each 77 stitches across (4.3 in on 18 mesh): Tofu in a Santa hat, Biscuit the ginger cat, a smiling cocoa mug, a gingerbread cottage, a penguin in earmuffs and a reindeer with a holly crown, each with its own thread list, full-color chart, canvas guide and finishing steps.

Tofu & Friends: 6 Christmas needlepoint ornament charts

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