Whoa! MrXStitch is offering a whole new range of patterns from artists such as Beefranck, Kittyzilla, Krupp, and the inimitable MrXStitch himself. And he’s celebrating by giving away five patterns of the winner’s choice! Go to his blog post to get the…

Here’s a rockin free chart of Halloween goodness. And thanks to Tanya (The Sampler Girl) for sharing it in plenty of time for us to get it stitched up. Get the chart.

This freebie from Connie G. Barwick (editor of About.com’s cross-stitch blog) made me throw up my hands and shout. At last…a bookmark for those of us who celebrate our questionable taste in recreational reading!! I’ll be making quite a few of…

Reader Katie tipped us off to some rockin free stationery printables at IDoItYourself.com (”Design goodies for ‘I-Do’-It-Yourself weddings”). Get the look of cross-stitch without all the time-consuming embroidery! See the post.

Alexandrina of Matrioshka Biscornu blog is sharing her original pattern for an oak leaf and acorn — so timely for the northern hemisphere! She says, “Try to use my new pattern for scissor fobs or hangers.” Get the chart.

The chart for this primitive cross-stitch is free from Heidi of All My Scattering Moments. Sweet! Get the chart.

(1) Jeweled needlepoint bugs from FREEBIES, etc.!
(2) Gnome sleeping bags from Wee Folk Art
(3) Felt aquarium magnets from Molly’s Sketchbook and The Purl Bee
(4) Felt sachet corsets from rectangel via feeling stitchy
(5) “A little sea-bathing” from At the Honeysuckle Tree
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Lynn B of Happiness Is Cross Stitching blog is celebrating her first blog-aversary with a giveaway, and the two prize packages rock big time! You’re going to want to get in on this! Go to Lynn’s blog to enter before August 31. Winners…

The chart for this sweet kitty is free for your personal use from French blog le chat qui baille. Get the PDF file.

Many thanks to le blog friendstitch for this great link!

MrXStitch is celebrating a year of being “the number one contemporary embroidery and needlecraft blog on the planet.” Enjoy some favorite photos from the past year, and be sure to enter the anniversary giveaway! You could win an awesome gift pack…

Enjoy the latest precious freebie from Charlie of Happy Threads. Get the pattern.

I love the petite roses on this bookmark so much, I want to start stitching them right now! Join me. Go to Happy Threads and download the free chart!

(1) Traditional Palestinian embroidery designs. Link via SharonB of Pin Tangle.
2) Jacobean leaves series by Kelly Fletcher of materialistic blog.
(3) Watchmen patterns from kittyzilla of handmade stuffs. Link via Claudia of stitchado.
(4) Free snowmen patterns in machine-embroidery formats and PDF files for hand cross-stitch from Vermillion Stitchery. Link…