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23 perfect cross stitch patterns for beginners

ByRuth Cartwright

Looking for some quick and easy cross stitch patterns for beginners? These 23 designs are all made from full count stitches, making them easier counted cross stitch patterns

They have no backstitches, French knots, half stitches or fractionals to try and contend with.

In this set of 23 cross stitch patterns for beginners, I’ve included something for every style and occasion. From animals to food, from Christmas to Valentines day.

A cross-stitch pattern featuring a happy cartoon hippo in shades of grey and white, with orange and yellow stars scattered around on a light blue fabric background. The piece is displayed in a small embroidery hoop, with threads and bobbins in coordinating colors visible nearby.
Happy Hippo
simple sunflower
embroidered and framed in a hoop happy chicken cross stitch
happy chicken
spring onion cross stitch bookmark on a green book with a pair of gold stork scissors and three lots of green embroidery thread
spring onion
Happy otter
chubby bird cross stitch surrounded by floss bobbins of the colours stitched
chubby bird
famed in a hoop embroidered tiny dolphin cross stitch pattern
tiny dolphin
embroidered Christmas robin cross stitch on a red background with scissors and sewing threads surrounding it
christmas robin
embroidered and framed in a hoop baby unicorn cross stitch
baby unicorn
A close-up of a pink and cream cross-stitched heart on white Aida fabric, with embroidery tools nearby. A gold stork embroidery scissors lies in the foreground, while two plastic floss bobbins holding pink and cream embroidery thread are placed beside the stitched design. The image captures the fine details of the stitching and crafting materials.
spotty heart
embroidered and framed in a hoop garden gnome cross stitch
garden gnome
embroidered and framed in a hoop mini apple gnome cross stitch
mini apple gnome
framed and embroidered February gnome cross stitch
february gnome
embroidered kitty chocolate cross stitch pattern on a pink background with floss bobbins and scissors surrounding
kitty chocolate
embroidered kawaii cat chocolate cross stitch pattern with stork scissors next to it
kawaii cat chocolate
embroidered rainbow cross stitch made into a covered button, decorating a jar of coloured pencils.
rainbow
cute pancake stack
embroidered cross stitch kawaii rooster, surrounded by embroidery sewing supplies
Kawaii rooster
embroidered valentine kitty cross stitch framed in a hoop
valentine kitty
easy christmas bauble cross stitch sewn on a wooden blank
6 baubles
embroidered and framed christmas dala horse cross stitch
christmas dala horse
A cute watermelon slice cross stitch design on white Aida fabric, featuring a smiling face with rosy cheeks in a pixel art style. The stitched piece is surrounded by crafting tools, including pink embroidery scissors and a wooden embroidery hoop. A small strawberry-shaped beadwork decoration is visible in the background.
watermelon slice
starfish cross stitch embroidered in orange colours with sewing supplies and shells surrounding it
Starfish

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Ruth Cartwright is an experienced teacher of crafts with a career of over 16 years in high schools. She is a keen diy'er and can turn her hand to most creative pursuits. She loves to design and create all manner of projects and enjoys renovating her country home.

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