Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
This charming design features sampler-inspired motifs. An undulating border anchors the sentiment, while a vase filled with blooms in shades of blue takes center stage, begging to be added to your stitching basket. The stitch count is 161H x 99W and the design size is 9″ x 5 1/2″. You can purchase this chart here.
I feel like “Creative Enigma” is a pretty apt name for this Etsy shop, because it offers a selection of things that to me don’t completely make sense being in the same shop. Some designers stick to a theme or a particular aesthetic, and others just don’t, which is totally fine. Creative Enigma Store, to me anyway, fits in that second category.
There are a selection of cross stitch minis (some of which might be good for the cross stitch magnets I shared the other day) and a large selection of patterns related to movies, TV shows and video games.
But there are also geometric designs and blackwork, adorable animals and even a couple of holiday patterns. For such a relatively small shop (fewer than 70 designs as of this writing) there’s a pretty big variety.
Since the movie, TV and video game section is the largest by far, I knew I needed to share one of those patterns. There are chibis of characters from The Walking Dead, plenty of horror movie characters and Forrest Gump on his park bench, to name a few.
Being a X Files fan from way back, though, I had to share the “I Want to Believe” pattern. This one is 133 by 200 stitches and uses 18 colors. It has a sort of grainy look to it just like you’d expect from a picture of a UFO. Using 14 count fabric the design comes out to 9.5 by 14.3 inches, or 24.1 by 36.3 cm. Which makes it almost poster sized!
If you’re a fan of Chinese astrology you’ll find a cool set of zodiac animal patterns, which would be lovely to stitch up for a fan of that animal even if its not their zodiac sign.
Check out the fun variety of cross stitch patterns available from Creative Enigma Store on Etsy.
[Photo: Creative Enigma Shop]
I just came upon this counted cross stitch pattern–absolutely what I was looking for! I tried to purchase it, but the link to do so was not active. Is this pattern still available? Please let me know how I can buy it. Thank you so much!
Leann Stocklin
London, UK