Designer Spotlight: Velvet Pony Design

If you like animal cross stitch patterns, you’ll want to check out the offerings from Velvet Pony Design. As of this writing the shop, based in Türkiye, has more than 200 patterns, with more than half of them being of animals and birds.

Animal cross stitch covers everything from multicolored geometric designs of animal faces, including an elephant, bear and cow to name a few; to animal outlines with trees inside the body shape; to colorful tropical fish, a snail with trees on its back, scenes with dinosaurs, a lovey capybara, a scarf wearing llama and more.

I love this little penguin family, which measures 116 by 97 stitches and uses 18 colors. On 14 count fabric it measures 8.3 by 6.9 inches, or 21.2 by 17.6 cm. The pattern includes sizing for other fabric counts and in fact the sample was worked on 18 count fabric and fits in a nine inch hoop. This would be a cute one to make as a baby gift or for any family of three that likes penguins.

On the bird front are more patterns in a similar style (and it didn’t occur to me until I was writing this that the penguins were in animals not birds, but that’s fine). You’ll find birds in the same styles, with lots of common American birds like blue jay, cardinal, woodpecker and robin. There are some more exotic birds, too, like tucans and a hoopoe (and a very cute puffin).

In addition to flowers and birds, you’ll find floral cross stitch, a few Christmas designs and a category called other, which includes some fruit, a geometric map of the world, a moth and some other things.

The shop also has a nice collection of bundles if you find you like their style and want to buy more than one pattern. Some of the patterns in the collections are not ones I noticed in the main categories, so you might find some surprises (baby woodland animals, sea creatures and more) if you look there.

Check out everything they have to offer at Velvet Pony Design on Etsy.

[Photo: Velvet Pony Design]

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Mango Charm Studio doesn’t have a huge collection of cross stitch patterns in their Etsy shop, but at the risk of repeating their own descriptor, the designs they do have are charming, pretty and cute.

This shop has cross stitch patterns and bookmark designs, as well as a few laser designs you can use to cut your own signs. But that’s a different craft, so let’s focus on the cross stitch.

The bookmarks are the only section that is separated out, but there aren’t a lot of patterns to scroll through in their general cross stitch art category. You’ll find a lot of flowers, from marigold to lily of the valley, gladiolus to carnation.

It turns out these are all birth flowers, and there’s also a set of all 12 designs if you want to buy the bundle and stitch them up for everyone’s birthday.

When it comes to bundles, though, I can’t resist sharing the mini coastal cross stitch pattern bundle, both because this shop is based in Maine and that feels appropriate, and because there’s a big place in my heart for New England costal icons.

This set of nine designs includes a sand castle under an umbrella, a shell, sailboat, lobster, lighthouse, beach house, whale tail, blueberry plant and anchor.

The pieces range in size from 10 by 34 to 35 by 34 stitches, and in all only seven colors are used. These would all fit in 3 or 4 inch hoops if you want to make the whole set in little frames like they are shown.

In addition to flowers and coastal designs, you’ll also find Halloween cross stitch patterns (including a full set of ghosts and their hobbies, and a vintage fortune teller design), Mediterranean tile designs, little houses, fruits and black cats.

The bookmark section includes seasonal book stacks, flowers, a couple of geese and a best dad ever with mountain design.

It’s a small but sweet selection that you should check out at Mango Charm Studio on Etsy.

[Photo: Mango Charm Studio]

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