Lagodargentoshop (styled as one word on Etsy though I think it would more properly be Lago D’Argento Shop, but that’s not up to me, now is it?) is a cross stitch pattern shop on Etsy that’s based in Italy described as offering small cross stitch patterns and “grains of magic.”
A lot of cross stitch designers go all in on a particular type of design, such as samplers, or snark, or pop culture characters. It makes sense because people who like one of your designs are likely to enjoy something else similar, plus I assume that’s a kind of stitching that designer likes to do and/or design so it’s good for them to niche down, too.
If Lagodargentoshop can be said to have a niche, it’s pretty much holidays.
There are designs here for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Halloween, as well as some more general seasonal designs.
Because St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d highlight one of those. This little collection of minis includes a sheep (which you know I love as a knitter!), a couple of pints of beer, a rainbow, a pot of gold, a leprechaun-style hat and a good luck horseshoe. Each one is shown in a 4-inch (10 cm) hoop, but they’d also be cute stitched on cards, or you could use the center motifs on bookmarks or pins or however else you like.
Lagodargentoshop does sometimes stray from the holiday designs. There are a handful of patterns described as witchy themed, which includes designs involving the moon, bees, keys and teacups (not all in the same design).
You can also order custom personalized charts from them for patterns with baby and pet themes.
Check out all of their patterns at their Etsy shop.
[Photo: Lagodargentoshop]
