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.

As a knitter, I love a good sheep motif, so let’s take a look at some cute sheep cross stitch patterns.

If you want to stitch a little sheep, this mini square from Good Dog Needleworks is a nice choice. It uses just three colors and measures 32 by 32 stitches. That’s 2.2 inches or about 5.5 cm square if you stitch it on 14 count fabric.

I also love these two little sheep, which you can stitch together or in individual hoops and shown. The designs are form Threadbound Art and use six colors. They are slightly different in size, with one being 21 by 17 stitches and the other 21 by 20. They fit in four inch frames if you work them on 14 count fabric.

You can stitch a sweet sheep bookmark with this design from Kits by SA Stitch. This is not for the person who doesn’t like back stitch, because there’s a lot of that here, but it is really cute. It measures 30 by 91 stitches and uses 10 colors. That will make your bookmark about 2.4 by 6.5 inches, or 6 by 16.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Stitch a pretty scene of sheep in a meadow with this design from Motok Nytok. It uses 21 colors and the design is 99 by 73 stitches. On 14 count fabric that makes it about 7.07 by 5.21 inches, or 17.96 by 13.24 cm.

This yarn full of cross stitch sheep has a bit of a knitting twist because the sheep all look like they have sweaters on. The design is from Soda Stitch Design and it measures 179 by 216 stitches. The full design uses 27 colors. On 14 count fabric it will work out to 12.78 by 15.42 inches, or 32.48 by 39.19 cm.

Another great one with a knitting theme is this one where the wool is coming off the sheep and straight onto the needles. This one is from Happy Cross Stitchers and uses 12 colors. The pattern is 137 by 137 stitches, which comes out to 9.7 inches or 24.86 cm square on 14 count fabric. This would be a fun one to stitch for the knitter in your life (even if that is you).

Or you can stitch the field of sheep of a knitter’s dreams with the Happy Sheep chart from Charts and Stuff. These per-colored sheep can be stitched as shown or worked in any colors you like. The eyes are French knots but you can just stitch them in white if you’d rather.

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