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Issue 379 (Special 2026) of The World of Cross Stitching Magazine is on sale from 29 October 2026 and available to order online or download as a digital issue now.

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Take a look inside issue 379 (Special 2026) of The World of Cross Stitching magazine

Your brand-new issue contains 76 must-stitch patterns, including a Christmas kennel by Margaret Sherry to wish you happy howl-idays, festive potted trees by Heather Nugent to decorate any small space in your house, a stunning Northern Lights scene and Durene Jones’ Christmas signs to point your guests to the spirit of the season!

Plus, enjoy a winter mandala hoop display, bejewelled cards, a classic Christmas mini motifs library, a cosy quilt cottage, and more!

The issue is of course also packed with the best expert advice, prizes to win, stitcher stories, handy tutorials and other exciting bits!

Your bonus gift included with issue 379 (Special 2026)

Stitch Heather Nugent’s cute pair of polar bears, wrapped up warm in a stripy set, as a decoration for your tree!

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Where to find back issues of The World of Cross Stitching magazine

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Alternatively, you can find every back issue of The World of Cross Stitching as a digital issue.

Magazine issue 378 (December 2026)

This issue contains 98 must-stitch patterns, including Tatty Teddy wearing a festive jumper, a 3D Nativity scene depicting the true meaning of the holidays, gorgeous cardinal cards to send to your nearest and dearest, along with an embellished festive tree display to add some colour to your Christmas. Plus, enjoy our Lapland snow globe, a poinsettia canvas trio, ornate alphabet set, Christmas Eve placemat and more!

Magazine issue 377 (November 2026)

This issue contains 90 must-stitch patterns, including a sledging snowman by Helz Cuppleditch, a four-part seasonal birds and flowers stitch-a-long, a positive autumnal hoop stitched using blackwork, and winter occasion cards to celebrate all holidays!

Magazine issue 376 (October 2026)

This contains 97 must-stitch patterns, including a scenic pumpkin field in autumnal hues, an Irish blessing to wish those safe travels, autumnal wreath cards by Homestitchness, and a Halloween alphabet in time for the spooky season. Plus, enjoy an animal mobile, a layered hoop hanging, British birds design library and so much more!

Magazine issue 375 (September 2026)

Features Tatty Teddy dressed as a royal for the day, a mindful greenhouse by Amanda Butler, summery florals alphabet set to decorate the front of your gardening journal with and a coffee and tea sampler for your station – how do you brew? Plus, enjoy fun froggy motifs, floral wrist pincushions, an overhead beach scene and much more!

Magazine issue 374 (August 2026)

This includes Margaret Sherry’s adorable mice who baking the day away, scenic coastal cards, realistic rabbits playing in a flowering meadow (can you spot the one that’s hiding?!), a blackwork hoop with a positive reminder, a watercolour beachfront collection, linocut ABC to turn into bookmarks, the goddess Artemis and much more!

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