Snowy Friends

A festive trio to stitch: Santa with his white beard and red hat, a red-nosed reindeer wrapped in a scarf with a sprig of holly, and a snowman in a top hat and blue scarf, surrounded by red stars and falling snowflakes. The blue fabric acts as a winter sky and is largely left unstitched, so the piece grows faster than its size suggests.

Alongside cross stitch you will work back stitch outlines and a handful of French knots, which makes it a good choice once you have a few charts behind you. The threads come ready sorted on an organiser; a hoop, scissors and a frame are not part of the kit.