Find Free Printable Counted Cross Stitch Patterns on the Internet

By: Julia Wigham

With the growth of the Internet, free printable counted cross stitch patterns have become very popular as both needlework companies offer certain patterns gratis and hobbyists around the world upload their patterns to share.

One company offering free cross stitch patterns is DMC, one of the top brands of cotton and linen embroidery floss. DMC offers many novelty patterns such as animals, floral patterns and severa l different alphabet patterns. One nice added feature with DMC's free patterns is they include easy beginner patterns as well as more advanced patterns.

Design companies and craft stores are happy to provide free cross stitch patterns, that can be printed off, in order to entice you onto their websites. Some ring the changes and offer a new design each month, to keep you visiting regularly, whilst others can accumulate a large collection to suit all tastes. They may also include other needlework techniques, exposing you to a wider range of skills.

One site, DLTK (http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/crossstitch.htm), offers a whole section of free printable counted cross stitch patterns for children. The patterns offer step-by-step instructions on which fabric to choose and basic instructions on how to cross-stitch. While they are geared towards kids, beginning crafters would also find them useful. In addition to general items like flowers and animals, it also has many seasonal and holiday patterns.

To find these free printable counted cross stitch patterns you can use your favourite search engine or look for blog sites where other hobbyists share their designs. Websites even exist solely to list the cross stitch freebies offered on the net. If, however, you cannot find the design you need, there are sites that provide blank graph paper so that you can create your own patterns.

There are many large web sites that offer free patterns. Visit the following and you won't be disappointed: about.com, which includes free graphs and links to other sites, allfreecrafts.com, freepatterns.com, stitchingthenightaway.com and far too many others, too numerous to mention. Most of these sites ask you to first "sign-up" and become a member before they give you access to their free counted cross stitch patterns that are printable. Believe me, the sheer amount of patterns available make it worth while to complete the registration.

There are plenty of free printable counted cross stitch patterns available on the Internet to keep any beginning or more advanced crafter busy. Using these patterns are a great way to save costs on any cross stitch project.

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Julia Wigham is a professional writer and co-owner of Patterns Patch cross stitch forums. An online cross stitch club whose members get free: patterns, articles and tutorials. Come to our lively => cross stitch blogs right now.

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