Free Cross Stitch Patterns for Neko Atsume Cats

Do you know about the game Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector? It’s a strangely addictive app in which players seek to attract cats to their gardens with food, toys and furniture. The cats interact with the items in the garden and leave fish, which can be used to purchase other items.

There are nearly 60 different cats — some rarer than others — in the game, all of which look different and have different personalities.

Even if you don’t know about the game, if you are a cat lover you might want to check out the great collection of free cross stitch patterns for Neko Atsume cats at Oh Plesiosaur.

As I write she has patterns for 34 regular cats and one rare cat, and says she will update as new cats are released.

Each cat is available in multiple poses including sitting, standing, with legs tucked in, “cat loaf” and cat butt.

These are so great! I kind of want to find the one that looks most like my cat and stitch it up.

Do you play Neko Atsume? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Oh Plesiosaur.]

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I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.

I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.

Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.

The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own.

Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.

In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.

The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.

I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]

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