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Check Out these Fantastic Cross-Stitched Planets

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Earth Cross Stitch

I really feel like I’ve written about this before, but I can’t find it so I guess not. Even if I have, it’s really cool, so, worth checking out again.

Artist Navid Baraty is on an interstellar mission to stitch the solar system. He shared the pictures of his first projects on reddit, and now he has patterns for six planets on his etsy shop:

  • Earth
  • Jupiter
  • Mars
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
  • Saturn

Each design is incredibly detailed and costs $5.50. I think the Earth one if my favorite. The designs are 4×4 inches and Earth, just as an example, uses 35 colors of floss. So while these are definitely not beginner projects they are stunning works of art you will love to make and have hanging on your wall.

What do you think?

[Photo via etsy.]

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Stardew Valley Cross Stitch Patterns

So many people love the game Stardew Valley, and lot of cross stitch patterns have been inspired by the villages, animals and other aspects of the game. Let’s take a look at some cute Stardew Valley cross stitch patterns.

Let’s start by getting the lay of the land with this Stardew Valley map cross stitch pattern from Not Another Stitcher. The pattern is 308 by 188 stitches. The pattern listing doesn’t indicate how many colors are used, but I’m guessing it’s a lot. It does say they are all whole stitches.

There are lots of cute characters in the game that you can stitch. If you want a little sampler of some of the villagers, check out this pattern from Pixel and Node Com. If I can count right it uses 35 colors and it measures 75 by 111 stitches, which comes out to 5.36 by 7.93 inches/13.6 by 20.1 cm.

Want more options? Pale Garden Store has a larger collection of Stardew Valley villagers to stitch, with 36 characters. Stitch the whole bunch or just choose your favorites to make a smaller project. 

Speaking of lots of options, this collection of Stardew Valley animals and symbols includes more than 100 designs for everything from ducks to cows, multiple positions for cats to be in and emotes to make them expressive. The patterns are from Vital Wonder.

Stitch up some rainbow colored Junimos along with leaves and a flower in this design from Okhami Studios. The design is 100 by 100 stitches and uses 30 colors. If worked on 14-count fabric it will fit in a 9-inch frame.

You can create scenes from Stardew Valley in every season with a set of designs from Fancy Foxglove. Each is sold separately but there’s one for each season featuring the world around your little house. Shown here is summer, with oranges and butterflies in the trees. You have the option of stitching a cat or a dog on the bench. The design is 128 by 127 stitches and uses 47 colors. On 18-count fabric it comes out to about 7 inches/18 cm square.