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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How to Turn Your Cross Stitch into a Patch

Project bags are not a necessity when it comes to cross stitch, or any other craft. But if you’re traveling with your cross stitch, or you want to keep things clean/organized/away from kids or pets, using project bags is a great idea.

Of course any kind of bag can be a project bag, from a zip top bag to a reusable shopping bag. I like to use the plastic zipper bags that sheets come in as project bags, especially for longer term storage of projects in hibernation because it keeps them clean and dust free but also allows me to see what’s in there.

Sirious Stitches has a very comprehensive post covering various options that they and other people in their community use for project bags and storage.

Probably the best thing about it is as it goes through the different kinds of bags there are links to tutorials if you want to make your own (because we’re mostly all multi-crafters, right?) and also places that you can buy bags if you’d rather go that route. You’ll find projects for a clear vinyl pencil pouch perfect for storing bobbined thread, large square pouches, vinyl square pouches, flat bottom pouches with zippers, folio cases with large pockets, bobbin pockets and multi-fold cases.

The point of all that research was that Siri wanted a new project bag, so you can click through to see not only all of these project options but what they ultimately made and how it’s working. It’s a really lovely project bag that makes me a little jealous on behalf of my projects that mostly just sit on my desk (or in a plastic shopping bag, ugh) while I’m working on them.

Do you have a favorite project bag? I’d love to hear about it. And be sure to check out the post at Sirious Stitches.

[Photo: Sirious Stiches]

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