The Beautiful Game Soccer Cross Stitch Pattern: Customisable Sports Sampler

A customisable soccer cross stitch pattern with bold block lettering, a classic black and white ball, and a bottom line you choose. Stitch the 2026 host nations, your local league, your favourite players, or your child and their team.

Full cross stitch with fractional stitches and backstitch detail. One colour, so it comes together faster than it looks, with backstitch picking out the ball panels and the fine detail. A satisfying small finish, framed for a games room, stitched as a gift, or kept as a keepsake.

Pattern Details

• Stitch area: 58 x 81 stitches
• Total stitches: 796, plus 156 backstitch
• Colours: 1 DMC shade (plus your choice for the lettering if you want contrast)
• Stitch type: full cross stitch with fractional stitches and backstitch detail
• Customisable: swap the bottom line for any text using the included alphabet (includes A-Z in upper and lower case, 0-9, and symbols (! @ $ % ^ & *)
• Skill level: suitable for stitchers with a little experience

Finished Sizes

• 14 ct: 10.5 x 14.7 cm (4.1 x 5.8 in)
• 16 ct: 9.2 x 12.9 cm (3.6 x 5.1 in)
• 18 ct: 8.2 x 11.4 cm (3.2 x 4.5 in)
• 20 ct: 7.4 x 10.3 cm (2.9 x 4.1 in)
• 22 ct: 6.7 x 9.4 cm (2.6 x 3.7 in)

Your Download Includes

• Symbols on Colour chart (coloured cells with symbols)
• Symbols chart (black and white, for economical printing)
• Coloured Symbols chart (coloured symbols on white)
• A full alphabet chart, the same lettering you see on the design, so you can swap the bottom line for your local league, your club, your favourite players, or your child and their team
• A graph paper sheet for planning your custom text before you stitch
• Full DMC thread list and colour key
• Thread organiser sheet
• Thread shopping list
• Multi-page assembly map for larger printing
• Pattern Keeper compatible file
• Tips sheet

Perfect For

• Marking the 2026 international soccer tournament summer with a small, finishable project
• A personalised gift for the player, the coach, or the fan, with their team or their name stitched in
• A keepsake for a child's first season, their name and Saturday team along the bottom
• A games room, man cave, or bar wall once it's framed

Terms

• Digital download only. Nothing physical will be shipped.
• No refunds on digital purchases. If you have any issues with the files, message us and we'll sort it out.
• For personal use. You're welcome to sell or gift finished pieces you stitch from this pattern, with a credit to Lost in Cross Stitch if you list them for sale.
• The pattern files and listing images remain our copyright and cannot be resold, redistributed, or shared.