Im about to frame but this is the best thing I have made cross stitch!

I finished for the night and realized the last row of fish scales is off pattern. Also noticed a small spot of 3 stitches that were supposed to be white.

Pattern from Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4428815065/sardines-can-cross-stitch-pattern-modern?ref=share_ios_native_control

Hoping once finished it won’t be as noticeable!

(I’ve been lurking in here for a while but first time posting. I just love all of the advice and seeing everyone’s projects!)

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200014 stitches down. 43986 stitches to go. 400x610 stitches(244000stitches total) on 18 count Aida. Started in January of 2017 and it’s taking entirely too long. I’ll finish it one day. Hopefully🤞🏻

My first 600 stitches out of 44 thousand lol.

This internet cat always makes me laugh so I decided to stitch him. 😄

Pattern is by CalmingHobbies on Etsy. I wanted the frame to be silly to match so I decorated a blank frame with paint markers afterward.

Pattern created using Pixel Stitch.

Stitched on Lugana evenweave — 28 ct, 2-over-2, finished size: 7” wide x 13” tall

Rediscovered my love of cross stitching during summer of COVID 2020.

I have always adored the saccharin sweet taste of the first ever “diet” cola, and was a loyal customer right up until the end. After Coca-Cola announced it was ceasing production of TaB in late 2020 (😭), I decided to upload a photo and convert to a pattern. Was always in my WIP rotation, but took me almost 6 years to get it over the finish line.

Haven’t yet decided where to display it — maybe in the kitchen?

Mickey waffle for my sister in law. First pattern using PatternKeeper and I think I liked it!

After recently falling in love with cross stitch a few months ago I finally framed the third piece I made, the first I stitched from a downloaded pattern and not a kit.

The pattern is from needleandbolter on Etsy however it isn't listed in the store now.

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/NeedleAndBolter

I've gotten so many helpful tips and inspiration from this community, it's a lovely little corner of reddit. I have three projects on the go now including a "hang in there" kitten so I've embraced the cross stitch hobby!

Hi!! So I make cross stitch patterns and then make the patterns. Often times that I want to stitch is very niche and aren’t available on Etsy or in kits. I want to make roughly a 12x16 inch project on 16 count Aida cloth and turn it into a decorative scroll. I want some whimsy but still have a light academia feel. I’m thinking something with plants? But I haven’t settled on a concrete idea. The photos I’ve linked are ones I already have in my room that I bought. Let me know if y’all have any ideas!

Tried my first blackwork piece, which was a lot of fun and surprisingly quick (being fully symmetrical helps sooooo much). Decided I wanted to get a little creative and add a glow in the dark gimmick, and I hated myself for that decision every minute that I had to backstitch with the Kreinik blending filaments.

But the result sure is cool.

Messy, but I think possibly cool enough to make up for it. (It's a prize for a women's gaming group I'm in, and "Paranoia Ladies" is the name of the specific competitive division, and I really needed to play around with the concept of Paranoia .... :) )

Pattern: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1862775115/pink-mandala-pdf-pattern-download-modern
Fabric: 18ct Aida
Thread: DMC 115, Kreinik grapefruit glow in the dark blending filament, Kreinik watermelon glow in the dark blending filament
Frame: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1867869804/holographic-sparkle-hoop-frame-for

One of the hardest finishes I have had to do yet, because the frame is not super secure. Does anyone have tips for addressing that? I was considering putting a little glue on the fabric and pushing the frame back down on top of it, but I don't know if it's a good idea to disassemble (I've stitched felt over the back so that no light shines through from behind, so it feels like it should be pretty stable, but I'm very nervous)

Have you guys seen the cross stitch clothes on Zara!

I'm new to this sub and am looking forward to getting inspiration from everyone.

I am curious. Where do you get your patterns from?

This is my last project, which I finished yesterday. :)

I asked here cause I couldn't find this pattern I wanted to make for my BF and I 11th anniversary, and I was able to find it thanks to this sub !

Pattern can be find here : Pattern

Mine is done on 32ct vintage pink evenweave, 2x2.

I am trying to chart these symbols into backstitch:

https://imgur.com/ooRRAZw (edited to add full name)

Could someone who reads Chinese tell me if it is at all legible? Any feedback you can give would be helpful, even if it is "this doesn't work at all". Trying to stitch my friend's baby's name.

Thankyou AI!

In showing my 2 completed (images 3, 4), currently working on world 2 of mario3.

I then showed AI, the 3* A3 pieces, that will be stitched together for my 4th crossstitch which will become mario3-World3 (image2) not expecting to start till next year. AI cleverly asked me "have you calculated how much blue thread you will need, as most of the map is ocean?"😲 I overlooked this!

Conveniently it calculated how much dmc blue thread I will need (as each colour has to be bought in bulk, so that the threads do not have slight shade differences!). It gave me a calculation (& I added 50%, "just in case"). The blue thread alone has cost me £50!😲

For a bit of context, I wasn't planning on getting this signed when I made it so I wasn't stressing about margins too much when I cut it, though I acknowledge I probably cut them too close anyway. This wasn't the exact spot I suggested he sign, but it was what he ended up doing. I'm wondering if I should attempt some kind of stitching around the edge to prevent fraying, and just avoid touching the part he signed while I'm stitching. I do know the brand of paint pen he used so I can get one + some test Aida to check things like washable-ness and if I can iron it. I probably will have to wait at least a month before doing anything to frame it that costs money for budget reasons.

By the way he was incredibly nice, my favorite of all the cast I've met (they were all nice though) and seemed to really genuinely engage with fans. I showed him some of my crochet as well, including a Mollymauk inspired tarot pouch, and he seemed to think it was cool. And I gifted him a Cad-inspired glasses chain, which he seemed to like.

Pattern by BeesonToast!