Chez Mounette posted this kitty-themed project with what I am sure is a lovely saying, but I don’t speak or read French and Google translate mangles this one – so if you speak French, please post a translation in the comments for us, won’t you? It would be greatly appreciated! Get the free chart.
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Cross Stitch Hearts
For Valentine’s Day this year I wanted to do a post focusing on patterns with hearts and one without hearts (coming soon!) so you have the option of being traditionally romantic or less so.
You won’t be surprised to know the first pattern in this genre to catch my eye was this knit heart from Cross Stitch Foxy. It’s a great one to make for the knitter in your life or anyone else where love feels like a work in progress (which it is, all the time). The design is 91 by 80 stitches, which comes out to 6.5 by 5.7 inches, or 16.5 by 14.5 cm. It uses eight colors.
And while we’re on the subject of representing other crafts in cross stitch, this heart from Tiny Modernist reminds me a bit of a quilt block. You can download this one from Fat Quarter Shop. It is 28 by 35 stitches, which is 2 by 2.5 inches on 14 count fabric (about 5 by 6.3 cm). It uses five colors.
I also love this collection from SamXStitch that looks like different fabrics stitched into heart shapes. There’s plaid, a woven design and other fun repeating patterns. Each heart uses the same five colors so you can make the whole set and hang them together. Each one is 43 by 41 stitches, which on 14 count fabric comes out to 3.07 by 2.93 inches, or 7.8 by 7.44 cm.
Or there’s this five heart set from Lagodargento Shop that gives you more nice heart cross stitch patterns to choose from. These are all worked in a single color and fit in 4-inch hoops for easy gifting or display.
And this one is a little different from the others but I couldn’t resist because I know so many people meet their partners online these days. I’m so glad I swiped right is a pattern by Faber Cross Stitch that includes a cute little gingham heart. This pattern uses four colors and measures 56 by 51 stitches. It fits in a 5-inch hoop.
the translation is, come my beautiful cat,love of my heart.It is part of a poem by charles Baudelaurie this is the full version..
The cat
Come, my beautiful cat, love of my heart,
Hold the claws of your paw,
And let me dive into your beautiful eyes
Mingled metal and agate.
When my fingers leisurely caress
your head and your elastic back,
And when my hand tingles with the pleasure
Of feeling your electric body,
I see my wife in mind. His eyes,
like yours, amiable beast
Profound and cold, cuts and cleaves like a dart,
And feet till the head,
A subtle air, a dangerous perfume
Swim around his brown body.
The link is not clickable – ??? It shows up with a blue underline, but when I move the cursor to it, the cursor doesn’t change to a hand. I tried clicking anyway, but nothing happened. Thanks for your help!
I’m not fluent, by any means, but my high school French makes me think this says, “Come my beautiful cat, into my loving heart.”
Sorry about that Susan – the link should be working now.
Thanks Helen!
Thanks so much Marilyn!