Portal Cross Stitch Patterns

The other day I came across this collection of cross stitch patterns inspired by the video game Portal from sonovastitch and I just had to share them. They all include the companion cube from the game and different phrases like “you can’t take it with you” and “I forgive you.” These mini patterns would be perfect to stitch up for Valentine’s Day or another holiday for the gamer in your life.

But they also got me looking for other Portal cross stitch patterns, and if you or someone you know is into this game you’ll want to check them out.

Of course we all know the cake is a lie, but now we can warn others with this pattern from Cross Stitch Galleria on Etsy. This pattern uses three colors and measures 112 by 112 stitches, or 8 by 8 inches (20.32 cm) on 14 count fabric. The pattern only includes full stitches so it’s great for a beginner.

Sjcmadeau on Etsy has a collection of 14 warning signs from Portal worked in cross stitch (including the cake), as well as an Aperture Laboratories logo and a companion cube hug. The patterns are all just worked in black, and they look great worked and framed together, or you can choose your favorites to warn of danger in your house.

If you want a project that’s a bit more colorful, start thinking with portals with this design from The Legend of Stitches. This one includes blue and orange portals, and you can work the portals separately (if you do, please display them in different rooms!) or as part of a larger design. There’s also an option to color in the background of the portal or not depending on how much stitching you want to do.

Taylor and Cromwell has another set of companion cube cross stitch patterns with different phrases like “this is a bad plan you will fail” and “so you out having yourself a little adventure?” Each can be stitched separately or put them all together for a fun Portal themed wall hanging.

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When you put all the time and energy you do into making a great cross stitch project, it’s worth taking the time to frame it in a way that will make it look its best.

Often for smaller designs we’ll choose to frame projects in a hoop, which is cute and a fine option, especially for seasonal projects you might want to change out through the year. Others will send their finished projects for professional framing, which is a great option for gifts and heirloom items that need to be preserved, but it can also be quite expensive.

Crewel Ghoul has a great tutorial for a way that you can easily frame your cross stitch projects at home with just a few supplies.

She uses adhesive mounting board (but you can use non-adhesive board if you have some one hand or you need a size that’s not available in an adhesive version) and a few other basic supplies to secure the sides and corners of the cross stitch fabric around the board before putting the design in the frame.

This requires a bit of hand sewing, but we’re cross stitchers so I’m sure we can handle that.

Framing your cross stitch like this gives it a little padding in the frame, which makes it look better than if it were just flat in a frame with no special finishing. It’s also a great idea to use a frame without glass or to leave the glass out of the frame so it doesn’t crush your stitches.

And though this is super secure it’s not 100 percent permanent if you decide you don’t want the project framed in that way any more. Or you can take it out of the frame and the edges are still all nicely finished so you can display it a different way without having to do anything else to it.

Check out the tutorial at Crewel Ghoul.

[Photo: Crewel Ghoul.]

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