Printable Cross Stitch Grid (Free PDF)

This is chart paper for counted work, drawn at the scale of the fabric rather than an arbitrary grid. Pick the count that matches your Aida or evenweave and each square on the page is one stitch at finished size: 10 count gives 70 by 90 stitches on US Letter, 14 count gives 100 by 130, and 18 count gives 130 by 170. Charting at the same count as the fabric means the design on paper is the size the finished piece will be.

Every tenth line is drawn heavier, in both directions, so you can count blocks of ten instead of single squares when you are copying or transferring a motif. The centre stitch is marked the way published charts mark it: a blue line down the middle column and across the middle row, plus solid arrowheads outside all four edges. Start from the centre of the chart and the centre of your fabric and the design lands where you expect.

The grid is centred on the page with equal left and right margins and the squares are set from the real inch, so a page printed at 100% measures exactly 10, 14 or 18 squares per inch against a ruler. There is nothing to fill in on screen; this is a sheet to print and draw symbols on with pencil or coloured pencil. Print as many copies as your design needs and tape them edge to edge for larger pieces.