Check Out these Fantastic Cross-Stitched Planets

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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Designer Spotlight: Stitches Sew Beautiful

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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