Cross Stitch Pattern Creator

Design your very own cross stitch patterns.

Cross Stitch Pattern Creator

Includes 4 sample cross stitch patterns. Free to download. Activation costs $2.99.

We highly recommend using a tablet due to the typical size of cross stitch patterns.

Make your own cross stitch patterns with the Cross Stitch Pattern Creator

To start designing, click the "Create a Cross Stitch Pattern" button.

The Cross Stitch Pattern Editor will open. Fill in the squares with DMC floss colors.

You can even add custom colors if you wish.

Getting started is simple: Use the pencil tool to fill squares in your pattern. Use the eraser to clear filled squares.

Choose from over 80 stamps and borders to apply to your cross stitch pattern.

The button bar, from left to right, includes:

DMC Floss Color button – Select your desired floss color

Save button – Saves your pattern

Pencil button – Fills squares in your cross stitch pattern

Eraser button – Erases filled squares and backstitch lines

Backstitch button – First, choose a color. Then click this button to add backstitch lines

Backstitch move button – Drag a selected backstitch to a new position

Backstitch move stitch end – Select a backstitch; blue handles appear. Adjust either end as needed

Stamps button – Add small pre-made cross stitch designs to your pattern

Borders button – Choose borders that automatically wrap around your design

Dropper button – Pick a color from your pattern to use elsewhere

Bucket button – Fill a selected area with the current color

Bucket+ button – Replace one color with the currently selected color

Undo button – Revert your last change

Redo button – Restore changes you undid

Selection box button – Select an area to cut, copy, rotate, or flip

Cut button – First, select an area with the selection tool, then cut it out

Copy button – After selecting an area, copy it to the clipboard

Paste button – Paste the copied area and drag it into place

Rotate button – Rotate the selected area or the entire pattern

Flip right/left button – Flip the selection or pattern horizontally

Flip top/bottom button – Flip the selection or pattern vertically

Zoom in button – Enlarge the pattern view

Zoom out button – Reduce the pattern view

Symbols button – Show a unique symbol for each color to identify its value

Picture button – Upload a photo from your device and convert it into a pattern

Social media button – Share your pattern via email, text, and more

Resize bars – Located at the bottom-right corner; drag to adjust your pattern’s size

Option settings – Customize grid color, switch fill style from Solid to X's, or hide the row/column counter

Select whether to display the row and column counter.

Instruction page – Shows DMC colors used and finished sizes for various Aida cloth counts

different Aida Cloth sizes

Finished Product page – Preview your stitched pattern. You can also change the fabric color.