Free, Perfect Printable CrossStitch Patterns Guide for Every Skill Level

The web has many free printable cross stitch patterns available for your projects. How do you decide which one to pick? Here's a handy guide to some exciting cross stitch patterns that might fit your needs. One thing to know is that if you want to work your cross stitch pattern on fabric, you need to buy and print on transfer paper, then iron the pattern on your cloth. If you're working on a plastic frame, it may be easy to keep a running count of stitches by color. You might want to use a larger print for this reason, print on paper, and color the design with crayons before purchasing thread and stitching your design.

Supplies Needed for Your Cross Stitch Pattern Project
Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns
Transfer Paper and Advice
Crayons
Inkjet Printer
Material Hoop
Cross Stitch Fabric or Plastic Frame
Embroidery Floss
Needles (size it for the weave or the frame)

Beginner Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Sing Your Song

This free cross stitch pattern is part of a beginner tutorial. The pattern contains many short connect runs of cross stitches that form a message and a simple note pattern. The result is a fun message for a child's room or music room.

Easy Color Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Three Cat Bookmark

These three cats look like the real thing, and are easy for a beginner to work. They can be used as a bookmark, or to decorate a shirt, wall decoration, skirt or provide decoration whereever needed. This site has other easy to use designs for a variety of cross stitch projects.

Easy Alphabet Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Rounded Characters

This alphabet cross stitch pattern is an easy to use pattern perfect for making a message, providing initials, or decorating baby blocks. Characters are wide and look rounded when complete. Color can be varied when working the design. This site has many more alphabets and other projects.

Complex Angel Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- 2005 Christmas Angel

This complex free printable cross is suitable for a wall hanging, towel, or rug. Angel has much shading in the robe, many colors, decorations on the robe, shading in the wings and hair. This site has many other projects and many more angels.

Art Quality Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Turkey

This cross stitch pattern may be as suitable for painting as for working in cross-stitch. The stitches change color quite frequently and the overall pattern rectangular. This site has many more patterns, but all looking like wall art and requiring great skill.

Moderate Flower Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Violets

This cross stitch pattern is suitable for linens such as table cloths, sheets, or for use as a picture. The pattern is fairly simple but iwth several colors. This site has a few more cross stitch patterns for general viewing and more if you sign up for a free membership.

Fantasy Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Unicorn

This unicorn is a fairly easy to design to work with a primary outline and just a few colors. The pattern size is quite large for the cross stitches and friendly for beginners to work. This site has many free printable designs for kids for a variety of cross stitch projects.

Moderate Baby Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Baby Elephant

This cross stitch pattern useful for decorating baby clothing, blankets, pillows, or wall pictures, and lamp shades is really moderate to work, but quite cute. The elephant has many colors and rounded and uneven edges with border lines. This web site has a good variety of patterns including portraits, Christmas projects and more.

Beverage Set Free Printable Cross Stitch Patterns -- Oriental Poppy

This is a unique project that allows you to make coasters with a dark background and colorful poppy in the center. The pattern looks fairly complex, consisting of a inner and outer border, and uneven edges to the flower and leaves. Requires many colors of embroidery floss. This site has many other free cross stitch patterns but requires membership.

Wedding Free Printable Cross Stitch Pattern -- White Roses

This design is a complex, four or more color shaded rose with no leaves. Very authentic looking. The file size is large but the price is free. This web site offers additional wedding cross stitch pattern designs.

I hope you like my selection of free printable patterns, it showcases the rich variety of cross stitch patterns available as well as teaching you what a fabulous abundance of projects that cross stitch can provide. Have fun.