The words “sarcastic space cross stitch” aren’t really words I expected to be typing all in a row like that, but I don’t know what else to call this design from JP Crochet.
I mean, the designer calls it “funny sarcastic romantic” so I guess I can’t say this is the cross stitch you make when you want to break up with someone?
It is actually pretty cute, with a retro future rocket, crescent moon and clouds, with the words “I need more space.” This one would be fun to stitch for a space-loving kid or adult.
Whether the love literal space or the more sarcastic sense of space doesn’t really matter much in this case. Maybe they like both? Perfection.
This design measures 111 by 139 stitches and uses eight colors. The yellow and orange palette is perfect for a traditional retro space design, but there are no rules here if you want to make the “smoke” rainbow colored or shades of purple or whatever.
If you stitch it on 14 count fabric it will be about 7.8 by 9.8 inches, or 20 by 25 cm.
The design is shown on white fabric, which makes sense because the background of the night sky is dark blue, but it might also be fun to do this on a black background and save yourself a bit of stitching by leaving the sky part plain fabric.
Either way because the sections of each color are generally large (and it wouldn’t really matter if you put the stars in exactly the same spots they are shown in the pattern), this would be a fine design for a beginner or someone with more stitching experience. I also like the idea of doing French knots or beads for the stars if you want to make it a little fancier.
The pattern is available for free on the JP Crochet website.
[Photo: JP Croche]
