Free Easy, Simple Cross Stitch Patterns for Beginners
Every pattern here is rated Beginner and listed smallest first, so the mini designs come at the top. They are small, simple charts with a short color list, so your first piece is finished before the enthusiasm runs out. New to cross stitch? Start with how to cross stitch for beginners, then read how to read a cross stitch pattern and which fabric to start with, then download any of these as a free PDF.
Kawaii Smiling Burger
26 x 23 stitches · 1.9" x 1.6"
The burger has a happy face on its top bun, little pink blush marks and just enough cheese and lettuce showing to read clearly at a very small size.
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Pizza Slice
28 x 24 stitches · 2.0" x 1.7"
A single slice, cut on the diagonal, with a browned crust along one edge, golden cheese and round pepperoni slices.
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Leaping Dolphin
40 x 36 stitches · 2.9" x 2.6"
The dolphin arcs upward mid-leap, its body in two blues with a lighter belly and a dark navy edge.
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Tulip
36 x 41 stitches · 2.6" x 2.9"
The tulip's cup is magenta with lighter pink petal edges and a small yellow center, standing on a straight stem with two long leaves sweeping out to either side.
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Crowned Seahorse
32 x 52 stitches · 2.3" x 3.7"
The seahorse faces left with a big dark eye, a rosy cheek and a tail curled into a spiral, and a little gold crown sits on its head.
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Flower Crown Ghost
40 x 46 stitches · 2.9" x 3.3"
The ghost has a wavy hem, two little arms, a sweet smiling face with blushing cheeks and a ring of tiny flowers and leaves on its head.
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Sunflower
40 x 57 stitches · 2.9" x 4.1"
Two rings of petals, bright yellow and deeper orange-gold, surround a round brown center flecked with darker seeds.
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Owl on a Monogram Letter M
46 x 74 stitches · 3.3" x 5.3"
A small brown owl with tufted ears, big green eyes and a cream, speckled chest sits on top of a letter M made of dark wood, gripping it with its claws.
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Heart with a Flower Vine
64 x 60 stitches · 4.6" x 4.3"
A plump coral heart with a small loop at the top, like a fabric ornament, has a row of lighter dashes just inside its edge that look like running stitches.
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Daffodil
48 x 81 stitches · 3.4" x 5.8"
One bloom faces outward with its petals swept back around a ruffled trumpet in deeper gold.
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Pastel Butterfly with Heart Wings
72 x 57 stitches · 5.1" x 4.1"
A round lilac butterfly with a happy face, little dark eyes and pink cheeks spreads four mint-green wings, each with a big heart in the middle: pink on the top wings, blue and teal on the bottom ones, with a peach heart tucked in between.
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Swaddled Baby Duckling
60 x 70 stitches · 4.3" x 5.0"
Only the duckling's head shows: a round yellow face with closed, sleepy eyes, pink cheeks and an orange bill, poking out of a blanket wrapped around it like a cocoon.
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Cherry Cupcake
64 x 77 stitches · 4.6" x 5.5"
The frosting rises in a big swirl shaded in white and cream, with a few sprinkles and a shiny red cherry on its stem at the top.
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Mouse Carrying a Giant Acorn
79 x 73 stitches · 5.6" x 5.2"
A round brown mouse with a pale belly and pink nose hugs an acorn that's taller than it is, mid-step, with one foot lifted and a drop of sweat on its forehead.
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Pumpkin King Portrait
84 x 113 stitches · 6.0" x 8.1"
It's laid out like a formal Victorian portrait: an oval frame, a centered sitter and stiff, square shoulders, except the sitter has a carved pumpkin where his head should be, with a pleased, glowing grin.
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