Free cross stitch patterns

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• Easy cross stitch patterns — Few colours, whole stitches only and no fractional or confetti stitches: good first projects that finish in an evening or two.
• Small cross stitch patterns — Motifs under 20 stitches wide. On 14-count Aida each finishes around an inch across, so they fit cards, bookmarks, ornaments and 3-inch hoops.
• Christmas cross stitch patterns — Trees, snowflakes and a lettered sampler for ornaments and cards. Start in October if you plan to stitch them as gifts.
• Floral cross stitch patterns — Flowers and plants with simple shading, easy to repeat into a border or scatter across a sampler.
• Cross stitch border patterns — Repeating bands you can extend to any length. Each chart shows a few repeats; the repeat width is listed so you can plan corners.
• Cute cross stitch patterns — Small animals, mushrooms and fruit with bold outlines: quick to stitch and forgiving if your tension is uneven.
• Modern cross stitch patterns — Geometric blocks, rainbow bands and plants in flat, saturated colour. They look sharp framed in a plain hoop.
• Cross stitch samplers — Lettered and motif samplers that combine borders, text and small motifs on one piece of fabric.

Want your own design?

Turn a photo into a chart with the pattern maker, spell out a name with the cross stitch letters tool, or draw from scratch in the grid editor.