by Tiffany Belle

Created on: July 14, 2008   Last Updated: June 26, 2011

Cross stitch is a popular hobby for many people. There are several people that I know that love to do cross stitch and have made several different items. My mom actually made me a cross stitch for my son when he was born that has his birth information on it. If you are really into cross stitch and do it quite frequently, buying patterns for cross stitch can add up to some money. Not only do you have to buy the patterns, but you also have to buy the supplies to make the cross stitch. Finding free cross stitch patterns is definitely a must for anyone who is a love of cross stitch. Here are some places to visit for free cross stitch patterns.

• www.freepatterns.com

This website contains lots of different cross stitch patterns. You must register to on the website to download the free cross stitch patterns, but there are no obligations and it is free to do so. Some of the categories of free cross stitch patterns that they have are: accessories, children's corner, from the garden, home decor, special occasions, and wearables. This is definitely a must see for free cross stitch patterns.

• www.freepatternsonline.com

This website is actually run by a person that offers her cross stitch patterns that she has for free. She just asks that you do not sell the patterns or make them into a cross stitch kit. She has a wide variety of different free cross stitch patterns in approximately 20 different categories. Some of the available free cross stitch patterns are categorized as animals, different holidays, alphabet, Christian, floral, country and little sayings. The website also has free cross stitch patterns for college logos of University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

• www.alitadesigns.com

This website currently offers 59 free cross stitch patterns to download. The different categories that they offer for free cross stitch patterns are: animals, floral, religious, kids design, marine life, and motifs. This website does not let you sell, reproduce or publish any of the free cross stitch patterns.

• www.craftdesigns4you.com

This website offers over a 100 free cross stitch patterns that are available for you to print out. They offer patterns for kids, animals, religious and angels, and several other designs. They also offer a membership to the website were you can access more cross stitch patterns but it does require money. If you find that you like their free cross stitch patterns, you may want to check into the membership for them.

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