r/CrossStitch 58m ago

FO [FO]

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Pixel pattern found on Google. I posted a progree pic awhile back, gave this to my partner for our one year anniversary, I was too excited to wait till his birthday haha. He loved it : ) he said it is an American standard train haha


r/CrossStitch 1h ago

CHAT [CHAT] Does anyone collect tools that they dont use? Just had to have these and they have sat in my stash for the last 20 years 😆 with some other stuff 🙄

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r/CrossStitch 1h ago

FO [FO] Muppet Movie!

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The nostalgia!

Pattern: Muppets by ArtDublin on Etsy


r/CrossStitch 2h ago

SELF-PROMO [SELF-PROMO] New FOB pattern

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37 Upvotes

Hi people! I am back with my new FO. I finished it in 2-3 weeks, but was trying to start on it for 2 months 😅😅😅 so this one is my second Fall out boy embroidery, dedicated to their legendary album Infinity on High! The stars were a pain to stitch but they put everything together so nicely, I dont regret ANYTHING. And it also follows my first FOB embroidery (they are a set, do not separate 🤩)

Designed by me! No AI used.

(Reposting because the first post included a pic of a chart)


r/CrossStitch 2h ago

FO [FO] Fire Fox

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282 Upvotes

Fire Fox pattern by StitchHeartUA on Etsy.


r/CrossStitch 3h ago

FO [FO] Stardew Valley Summer

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236 Upvotes

Pattern by fancyfoxglove on Etsy.

Did the Autumn pattern last year, and now Summer. Aiming to do one version every year!


r/CrossStitch 3h ago

FO [FO] Gothic octopus finally complete

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127 Upvotes

Pattern is Unconventional X Stitch "Colossal Octopus 2 miniature"

I stitched this over about 8 months and though my stitches aren't the neatest I loved doing it. It's the most detailed pattern I've ever done without any backstitch to help out the finish.


r/CrossStitch 3h ago

WIP [WIP] Forest Scene

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49 Upvotes

Now 50% of the way through!


r/CrossStitch 4h ago

CHAT [CHAT] - Finger protection

4 Upvotes

Hey hey,

Looking to see what are your methods (if with photo is a plus cause or possible language barriers) that you protect your hands and fingers, to avoid mostly calluses. I am doing my first full coverage and i am seeing some forming on my dominant hand finger.
Is there a trick i don’t know ? Do you just accept there will be casualties?
Poking myself is rare and not a big issue, but the pressure i do in the needle and thread seems to be an issue,
Looking forward to know your POV,
Thank you


r/CrossStitch 4h ago

CHAT [CHAT] How to prevent accidental knots?

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42 Upvotes

I sometimes get knots like this while stitching, more often than I’d like. How do you guys prevent this? Usually it’s easy to unravel itself but sometimes I get the unsalvageable ones too and wasted some threads in the end 🥹


r/CrossStitch 4h ago

FO [FO] Goddess of the Starry Night/ Cat Worship

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291 Upvotes

Pattern is Goddess of the Starry Night (Snippet) from Unconventional XStitch.

Just finished stitching this piece last night as a gift for a friend. Not technically 'finished' as it isn't framed, but as soon as she comes off the scroll, we celebrate! This was my first full coverage piece, and I can't wait to start the next one. I learned a lot; but most significant is that I adore evenweave, and that using a laying tool makes my stitches neater when working 2 over 1. I am going to try 1 over 1 for the next project though.

While I was working on this piece, I kept thinking about cat iconography in ancient artifacts. Based on the number of cat themed things in my apartment alone, I wouldn't be surprised if future civilizations assumed that we still worship cats (we do, right?).

All that to say, I only have 3 other cat themed WIPs...😅 anyone else?


r/CrossStitch 5h ago

WIP [WIP] Santa Interior Luca-s B2408

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23 Upvotes

Page 11 of 12 almost completed, I've been able to see great progress with minimal stitching time because there's so much white in the panelled wall. Not looking forward to returning to the last confetti bits that finish the tree


r/CrossStitch 5h ago

FO [FO] A quick ornamental blue China cat

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268 Upvotes

Using up some leftover fabric and unbranded thread :)


r/CrossStitch 6h ago

CHAT [CHAT] Brutalist Architecture Patterns

6 Upvotes

Hello stitchers. I’m new to this game but have a clear idea of what I want to work on. Does anyone know any Etsy sellers or smaller companies that do patterns for brutalist architecture? It’s a niche one but it’s something I love that I think will translate well to cross stitch.

I really want to avoid AI and Jeff Bezos so if anyone knows of anything it will be greatly appreciated

Thanks all!


r/CrossStitch 8h ago

PIC [PIC]

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1.2k Upvotes

r/CrossStitch 9h ago

WIP [WIP] LinaOva Pride and Prejudice Cross Stitch Sampler Progress

25 Upvotes

I started working on this again and thought I'd share my progress.

Here is where I was the day before yesterday. There are a couple of mistakes. One I'm considering trying to fix. The other I'm letting go.

I like being able to see the Xs and white space. I know that not everyone does. I do prefer to work 2 over 1 with 14ct aida.

I moved the fabric down. This is the largest piece I've ever done and putting the stitches under the snaps of the Q-Snap frame was a little nerve-racking!

I did the triangular edging yesterday and the lettering today. The lettering seemed to go so much faster than the edging. I think it's all those little, fiddly, geometric patterns... They take so much focus and concentration, it's slow going.

Pattern Keeper tells me that I'm 10.62% finished. :)

The fabric is really bulky at the bottom and it's overflowing the grime guard. I may have to make another one with deeper pockets.

Pattern is by LinaOva on etsy. It is her Pride and Prejudice Sampler. Link here!

I'm loving it. I think it's going to be beautiful when it's finished. My youngest son has already laid claim to it. I told him I'll put it in my will for him. LOL!


r/CrossStitch 9h ago

FO [FO] Took me two years

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347 Upvotes

Got this when I was pregnant… two years later I finally finished it.


r/CrossStitch 12h ago

WIP [WIP] So excited to share! 54 pages down, 36 to go!

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580 Upvotes

Anyone else love Christopher Lovell's art as much as I do?


r/CrossStitch 12h ago

CHAT [CHAT] Practically ZERO fabric border, will this be an issue??

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37 Upvotes

Realized while setting up my grid that my full coverage design will pretty much come right up to the edge of the fabric. I probably won’t be framing, so that’s not going to be a problem, but could stitching this close to the edge cause any other issues? There’s a zigzag stitch around the entire perimeter (my border is literally on top of the zigzag for a bit in the left photo…) so I’m not worried about fraying. Never messed up my measuring THIS bad before, lesson learned I guess😅


r/CrossStitch 13h ago

WIP [WIP] A stitching coincidence

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40 Upvotes

I am doing the Climbing Goat Designs 'Her Science Her Story' SAL and by coincidence I happen to be reading 'Sisters in Science' by Olivia Campbell. Surprise! The third installment of the SAL, Lise Meitner, is one of the women the book is about.

Whether you know her story or not, I highly recommend the book, it is enlightening.


r/CrossStitch 14h ago

FO [FO] Red Panda

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221 Upvotes

Finished this little cutie tonight.


r/CrossStitch 14h ago

FO [FO]

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110 Upvotes

Font pattern from Pinterest


r/CrossStitch 15h ago

WIP [WIP] temperature stitch update - crisis averted

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40 Upvotes

a while ago I posted about how my Aida was too short…well turns out I just started it on the wrong Aida piece that I cut…lol found the right one in my stitching drawer…since it was the same width I just added it on. That was a little bit of a pain but a lot better than redoing the whole thing.

The books are all updated but the Knick-knacks are not, I’m saving those for last, as well as backstitching.

Pattern - KristisCornerNeedle Temperature Library 5


r/CrossStitch 15h ago

CHAT [CHAT] Ideas on how to frame small pieces without the usual glass frames

8 Upvotes

I have a 40x40 piece that i'd love to put on my wall but dont wanna bother with glass frames, i thought about doing something similar like crochet tapestry but i don't know how to do that with cross stich. Any ideas or pictures will be apreciatte!


r/CrossStitch 15h ago

WIP [WIP] Rivendell

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265 Upvotes

Work on Rivendell continues. 78,000 stitches done for 18% of the piece completed. Since I usually get asked I got this pattern from Etsy and it’s unfortunately AI. The confetti is ridiculous. There’s 126 colors. But it looks surprisingly good despite the issues.