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Designer Spotlight: Box and Fox

January 24, 2024 by Sarah White

When I look at the designs of Box and Fox on Etsy, the first words that come to mind are lush and floral.

This designer has more than 1,000 (1,000!) patterns on their page, so I certainly didn’t look at all of them, but I still stand by that assessment of their work and almost no matter where you look in their pattern categories you will find the same thing.

I think the word lush applies to the fullness of the designs and the color choices used. I feel like there’s more jewel tones and darker, more saturated colors than you often see in cross stitch designs. There are pastels and even monochromatic designs, too, but there’s just something about these — they’re pretty, colorful, modern designs (with some more vintage designs thrown in, too) that look like they’d be a lot of fun to stitch.

And I mention floral because when I visited there were a lot of floral designs on the front page, but there’s also just a lot of flowers and plants in these designs. You’ll find them with cats. And with (or on) butterflies. In large scale projects and minis. A lot of the vintage designs are florals, too.

There are a few seasonal designs for the new year (including a few Chinese zodiac animals), Valentine’s Day and Christmas. There are also several designs related to astrological signs (including a set with the signs as cats, which are super cute).

It was really hard for me to pick the pattern I wanted to share in a photo, which I guess is a good sign that there’s a lot of great stuff there! But I came back to this floral design that looks like sunflowers and echinacea or coneflower plants. It’s not as bold in color as some of the other ones but I still really like it!

This design is 120 by 140 stitches and uses 8 colors. It’s 8.5 by 10 inches (or 21.7 by 25.4 cm) when stitched on 14 count fabric.

[Photo: Box and Fox]

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Designer Spotlight: Knotty Bytes

There’s not much to say about Etsy seller Knotty yites other than if you like pop culture cross stitch patterns this is the place for you. It’s pretty much all they do, and there’s a wide range of fandoms and characters represented. 

I first learned about this shop when I was doing Only Murders in the Building cross stitch patterns, and if you like that one the rest of their patterns are similar in vibe. They feature little characters in a lineup, sometimes labeled with the name of the show/movie they are from or with other text. 

There’s everything from She-Ra to Ghostbusters, Lost to Xena, Game of Thrones to the MCU. While lots of the designs only cover a few characters, there are some larger ones as well. 

Like this “space superhero” alphabet full of characters (and one spaceship!) from the Star Wars universe. The full design is 196 by 272 stitches and uses 81-86 colors (the range being because there are actually two alphabets with some different characters to choose from, or mix and match your favorites). 

If you’ve ever wanted to stitch up Katniss and the mockingjay pin, an homage to Cersei Lannister or Jem and the Holograms, this shop has got you covered. Or you can try the X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or characters from the video game Mass Effect. 

Like I said, there’s a wide variety. 

If this sounds like the kind of shop you would like, check out all the options at Knotty Bytes. I’d love to hear if you make something from this shop (or if you have already!). 

Know a designer who should be in the spotlight? Or are you a designer who wants to share your store? Leave a comment or fill out the form you get when you click on “suggest a craft” at the top of the page. 

[Photo: Knotty Bytes]

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