CrossStitcher

CrossStitcher is the UK’s best-selling crafts magazine. Each issue is packed with inspirational cross stitch designs and exciting new ideas that will help you make the most of this wonderfully relaxing and rewarding hobby. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies.

MAKES of the month • Our December issue comes with two Makes of the Month! Stitch our Festive Flurry card then start the final part of our special Christmas sampler SAL…

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EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS STITCH-A-LONG! • Use our chart to complete the final part of your mini sampler. We’ve included finishing instructions, with three gold bells to decorate the bottom and make it really Christmassy!

Welcome • Making our must-stitch selections…

Out there • Every month we showcase the latest high street trends, new ideas and inspiring personalities for today’s stylish cross stitcher

MY CRAFT ROOM: SUSIE JOHNS • We get to see a glimpse of a designer’s own sewing space…

STITCHING WITH JESS • Worried you might mess up a project? Jessica Savage encourages reluctant crafters to feel the fear and stitch it anyway…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF • Read on to find out our favourite new books for stitchers this month…

FREE CHRISTMAS AIDA PACK… just pay £1.90 postage!* • Take advantage of our exclusive offer to UK readers* and receive enough Zweigart aida to make eight Christmas cards, plus a bonus skein of Anchor stranded cotton

Flower of the Month POINSETTIA • The bright red heads of poinsettias make them the quintessential Christmas flower, so enjoy stitching our festive card…

MAKING HIS LIST… • He knows when you’ve been good, so stitch up a celebration that Santa Claus is coming to town!

WARMEST WISHES • Have family or friends overseas this Christmas? Send them a seasonal card that celebrates festivities spent in warmer weather…

Merry Little Christmas • Dress up your little sprout for Christmas dinner with this festive bib to celebrate their first year!

Quick-stitch sparkling Christmas makes • Need to spread some festive cheer in a jiffy? Susan Penny shares projects with extra sparkle you can rustle up in next to no time…

WELCOME WINTER • Christmas is coming and snow is on the ground – we’re feeling festive in our final seasonal sampler…

FULL OF CHEER • Filled with festive cheer, our mason jar decorations are simple to stitch on perforated paper

Fashionably Festive • Our city girl is glamming up for Christmas – stitch with beads to add strings of fairy lights, holly berries & ribbons for a 3D touch

needles & notions • Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

“OVER TO YOU”… • We asked our fans on Facebook, “What are your favourite stitches to work with?”

CrossStitcher PRIZE TIME • We’ve got some great cross stitch giveaways up for grabs – make sure you enter today for your chance to win!

LettEr LIBRARY ROBINS • We’ve some rockin’ robins to celebrate Christmas in this month’s alphabet – it’s full of motifs that are just so tweet…

A Song For Christmas • Welcome to the second and final part of our 12 days of Christmas afghan-which can be displayed in your home as a beautiful wall hanging

An interview with… Lt Col Neil Stace • One of the stars of The Great British Sewing Bee tells us why he needs your help to say thank you to our armed forces.…

SEASON’S GREETINGS • Add a colourful festive touch to your home with our bold bauble wreath – worked in whole stitches only!

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Ready, Steady, Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a luxury...