Hi, friends! In this post, you will find a mega list of absolutely free cross-stitch patterns. Most of the patterns were shared for free by the makers for personal use (please make sure to always familiarize yourself with the copyright rules for each design on the maker’s website!). Have fun!
The list is ordered alphabetically!
Tip: to search the list by keyword on your desktop, hit the left Ctrl+F key.
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123 Stitch Patterns by Various Designers, for personal use
7 Free Beginner Cross-Stitch Patterns by the Spruce Crafts
9 Free Cross-Stitch and Back Stitch Alphabets by the Spruce Crafts
900+ Best free cross stitch patterns ideas in 2023 Pinterest board but PLEASE double-check if the patterns are actually free. I see a lot of people not understanding cross-stitch copyright and that stuff published on the Internet is not free until specifically advertised as such by the designer.
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Ajisai Press Free Blackwork Cross-Stitch Charts for personal use
Alita Designs – hundreds of free cross stitch patterns that you can download, print and use in your crafts projects
Amanda Gregory Cross-Stitch Designs for personal use
Anchor free cross-stitch patterns for personal use
Ann Logan Cross Stitch Patterns – Free Charts for personal use
Anne les petite croix – Some classic/traditional cross-stitch patterns (the site is in French!) for personal use
Antique Pattern Library – awesome vintage patterns available online.
Appleseed Prim Free Charts for personal use
Art of Stitching Free Charts for personal use
Artecy Free Cross-Stitch Charts for personal use
Atomic Marsha free patterns for personal use
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Backstage Stitches Free Cross-Stitch Patterns for personal use
Badass Cross Stitch Subversive Modern Cross-Stitch for personal use
Barack Obama free cross-stitch portrait digital pattern on the Guardian
Beautiful and completely free blackwork charts from Blackwork Journey for personal use
Blackwork Archive inspired by historical needlework of sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, but they are all original designs by http://www.elizabethan.org/
Borduurblog – Free blackwork designs / free cross-stitch
Brooke’s Books Publishing Cross-Stitch Freebies – pages 1, 2, 3
Buzy Bobbins Free Cross Stitch Charts for personal use
Byrd’s Nest patterns – free for your personal or charitable use
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Chatelaine Design by Martina Rosenberg – “Châtelaine” manner free patterns
Christmas Themed Cross Stitch Patterns – compilation by the Spruce Crafts
CloudsFactory Free Contemporary Patterns for personal use
Complimentary Blue Ribbon Designs
Cosmic Handmade Free Cross-Stitch Charts – page 1 and page 2
Cottage Garden Samplings’s Free Cross-Stitch Patterns
Craft Gossip – This site doesn’t own the patterns in their freebies section, they just curate them.
Craft with Cartwright – free cross stitch patterns library
Cross Stitch Lab Freebies for personal use
Cross Stitch Quest – Free geeky cross stitch patterns
Crossed Wing Collection Free cross-stitch patterns for personal use
Cross-Stitch Club CSC Free cross-stitch patterns
Cross-Stitch Vienna Free Modern Cross-Stitch Patterns for personal use
CyberStitchers’ Selection of Free Patterns by Various Designers for personal use
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DesignWorks free stitching charts ideas
DragonBear traditional, Middle Ages, classic cross-stitch patterns mixed in with history
Dragon Dreams dragon-themed cross-stitch charts
Dobby Cross-Stitch Design by Kimberly Allard
DMC Free Cross Stitch Charts – the popular maker of floss offers over 200 modern cross-stitch patterns
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Easy Bat Halloween Cross- Stitch Pattern by Yawns And Yarn
Easy Candy Corn Halloween Cross- Stitch Pattern by Yawns And Yarn
Easy Frankenstein’s Monster, Zombie, and Ghost Halloween Cross- Stitch Patterns by Yawns And Yarn
Embroiderbee’s Primary Hive free cross-stitch charts
Facebook Cross Stitchers Love Freebies Group
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Fat Quarter Shop free cross-stitch patterns for personal use.
Freepatterns.com Cross Stitch Category
Free Blackwork and Cross-Stitch Designs (the blog is in Dutch so Google Translate if needed!)
Free Blackwork Patterns from Black Pearl Designs Russian Blackwork
Free chupin’s Xstitch by Claire93’s Blog
Free Cross-Stitch Patterns by Ritacuna – including cute foods patterns!
Free Cross Stitch Patterns by Vi Sa – an open Facebook group where Vi Sa shares her free cross-stitch patterns – most but not all are large full coverage pieces.
Free Cross-Stitch Patterns Newsletter by Teacups and Thread
Free Easy Cross, Pattern Maker, PCStitch Charts + Free Historic Old Pattern Books
Free Happy Halloween Cross Stitch Pattern by the Spruce Crafts
Free Love Letter Valentine Cross-Stitch Pattern by the Spruce Crafts
Free Patterns Online by Carrie Luhmann Pieniozek for personal use
Free Video Games Themes Cross-Stitch Patterns by ☆=Sleepy Creations Cross Stitch=☆
Funny Cows Cross-Stitch Charts by the Marottes de Nathalie
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Gvello Stitch Free Patterns – a great source of Ukrainian borders and corners!
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Haftix Patterns Mega Directory of Free Counted Cross-Stitch Patterns for personal use
Happiness is Cross-stitching -The famous and beautiful cat series 🙂
Happiness is Cross-stitching – And the freebie pattern section from the same maker
Heartstring Samplery Free Patterns! Also, check out the blog for more free charts at www.thetwistfamily.blogspot.com
Heaven and Earth Designs Free Cross-Stitch Charts Page
HobbyLoco free original cross stitch patterns page 1 & page 2
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Ingleside Imaginarium Free Charts for personal use
iStitch freebies for personal use
Internet Archive – vintage cross-stitch books. Register for free and borrow a book for 1 hour – also for free!
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Keenstitch free patterns Facebook album
Keeping it Real Easy and Free Cross Stitch Charts for personal use
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Life is a Pigsty free cross-stitch pattern – Morrissey song title cross-stitch by Follow the White Bunny
Lizzie*Kate Blog – You can find very cute freebies there 🙂
Love Crafts – free cross-stitch pattern collection. They have a lot of the DMC free charts but also other designers!
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Make it Pink Freebies – as per info on the page, use coupon code “FREE”.
Math & Science Cross-Stitch Patterns – hosted on ko-fi so you can also tip if you wish to 🙂
Modern cross-stitch including anime, cartoons, movies, geeky stuff and more from Birdie Stitching
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Night Spirit Studio Free Goth Cross Stitch Patterns for personal use
Notorious Needle – Free Cross-Stitch Patterns (after subscribing to the newsletter)
Nordic Needle free patterns – blackwork, hardanger, and cross-stitch
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Raven Coven shares a free pattern every week.
reddit /CrossStitch Group’s Free Monthly Patterns by Wild Violet for personal use (but donations are encouraged! :))
reddit /CrossStitch Group patterns flair – lots and lots of free patterns by talented people
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Social media – search by ‘free cross stitch pattern’ keyword
Some DIY Tumblr – list of free cross-stitch patterns sources
Stichtrove Free Patterns Browser – Stitchrove mapped free patterns from other sources and put them in one place. They recently asked me for consent so they are good people 😉
Stitching at the Lilac Thicket collected a LOT of websites with free patterns, look at the left sidepanel.
Stitching Dream – The author stitches designs she likes and links to the sources of the free patterns.
suzustitch free charts – suzustitch is a beginner pattern designer and is offering her beautiful creations for free at the moment.
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The Artful Freebie Club – free cross stitch patterns added weekly.
The Art of Stitching – free patterns
The Space of stitching – Free cross-stitch patterns for beginners, for personal use
The Twisted Stitcher – free designs
The Marottes de Nathalie Positive Affirmations Free Cross- Stitch Charts in EN, DE, FR, and ES
Tiny Modernist Free Cross-Stitch Patterns
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Vintage cross-stitch patterns from the MET Open Access repository.
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Wayne Rooney free cross-stitch pattern from the Guardian
Wild Olive’s free kawaii cross-stitch patterns
Wizardi free cross-stitch patterns for personal use
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Yes, I am Corgeous – Free Cross Stitch Pattern by Hoohla Crafts for personal use
