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Free border and geometric cross-stitch patterns

Stars, diamonds and repeating borders: the easiest place to start, and a frame for anything else. Free PDF with the chart and the DMC threads.

Eight-pointed star

A star with eight points, thirteen squares across, in a single red. Works on its own or repeated along an edge.

13 × 13 squares · 57 stitches

Sprigs of holly with red berries, repeating along a strip of cloth. Three threads.

30 × 7 squares · 123 stitches

Red and pink hearts hung from a gold string, repeating along a strip of cloth. Three threads.

36 × 9 squares · 164 stitches

Pink and lilac flowers on a green vine, repeating along a strip of cloth. Four threads.

40 × 9 squares · 152 stitches

A zigzag in two teals between two dark lines, the easiest border there is. Three threads.

36 × 8 squares · 144 stitches

A repeating chain of diamonds between two lines, three shades of green. The run of eight squares repeats as far as the cloth goes.

25 × 7 squares · 89 stitches

The classic Greek key in one navy thread, between two straight lines. One thread.

40 × 9 squares · 196 stitches

Diamonds inside diamonds in navy, blue and gold, for a pincushion or a card. Three threads.

21 × 21 squares · 153 stitches

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