Is there a place online where I can find counted cross stitch patterns. I usually buy the little kits, but I would like to just buy the cloth and the floss and find my own patterns.

you should check online to see if there is a local needlework shop (LNS) in your area. ebay is also excellent for finding the kind of patterns that interest you, you might also try some online needlework shops. my particular favorites are www.abcstitch.com and www.123stitch.com

aside from the great uk mags there are a couple us mags that i adore. cross stitch and needlework magazine and just cross stitch are my top two.

hope this helps.

DMC has some good ones:
http://www.dmc-usa.com/majic/pageServer/0501000041/en_US/Inspiration-Home.html

or just try googling this phrase:
free counted cross stitch

you can also get some at www.patternsonline.com They have a free one every month.

Search the Internet. I have found so many cute free patterns for just about everything! There are also sites that you can buy just the pattern. I am working on an Irish baby sampler now that I ordered from a company in Ireland. If you want to see it, email me and I can send you a picture..or can I post them here? I am new here and not sure of how this works. YOu can also not only type in the search free cross stitch patterns, but type in exactly what you are looking for...free cross stitch patttern baby sampler or celtic alphabet or wedding sampler etc. Type it in a few different ways and you sometimes get different results. If there is anything else I can do to help you, let me know :-)

I co-own a cross-stitch group and maintain a huge list of freebie sites for my girls, but one of the best that I have found is http://www.vsccs.com/Sample%20Designs/SampleDesigns.html. They have a series of snowmen that I am considering stitching on individual squares and making it into a lap quilt. Some migh have mentioned this already, but you can Google free cross-stitch charts too. Hope this helps a bit.

Sue P

You could also try this site: www.cyberstitchers.com

There are some nice freebies there as well..

Amy :)

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I have never had as much luck as the others here with finding patterns I like online, but I often pick up those soft cover pattern books they sell at A C Moore and other similar stores.(use your discount coupons!) I usually buy the ones that have small designs or motifs that I like and then I design my own project by combining them the way I want.

For example, I wanted to make a counted cross stitch ring bearer pillow for my daughter's wedding, and I couldn't find a design that I liked. I wanted a particular flower and I wanted to be able to personalize it with the names and date. So I just bought a few different booklets with small designs and I put together one that worked...everyone loved it when I gave it to her at her shower.

I also belong to a craft book club called Crafter's Choice. They have a lot of pattern books available. My library has very little in the way of patterns.

I usually by the soft cover books at AC Moore. Before I start a kit, I take the threads included in the kit and match them as close as possible to the DMC colors and make notes on the pattern of the corresponding colors. This way I can create the same or similar design again. When I finish with the kit, I keep the pattern in a notebook which I have sectioned according to type of designs...baby, wedding, kitchen, bath, etc. If you have a design in mind, use graph paper to create your own. Creativity is a gift. Give it a try. I bet you'll come up with some amazing ideas and creations. Good luck!!

Many fabric store sell the cross stitch fabric by the yard or what ever your want, or they used to. You may want to check there for fabric.