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Stitch a Sunny Rainbow for a Kid’s Room or Whatever

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cross stitch rainbowI love rainbow colored everything and cross-stitched rainbows are just extra super cute and irresistible.

They’re also great projects for kids and others who are learning to cross stitch because all the colors make it interesting but the pattern is still predictable.

Ann’s Cross Stitch Rainbow from Cross Stitch Pattern.net is a great little design to get you started. It uses 8 colors and is 70 stitches wide by 42 tall. It would be a great little wall hanging for a kid’s room (it comes out about 5 by 3 inches) or anywhere else that needs a little bit of a lot of color.

[Photo: Cross-Stitch-Pattern.net.]

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  1. I’ve been away from cross stitching for a little while, but now I am back and looking at familiar sites and blogs. I am often disappointed, as I was when I went to Ann’s site. I was there since she started, and was delighted with all the wonderful free patterns she offered. Now I see that I must pay a monthly fee for her patterns.

    I don’t begrudge her the money, but would prefer a request for donations rather than pay a fee if I want a pattern that month or not. It’s too bad there are so few real freebie patterns anymore.

Have you read?

Designer Spotlight: Design For Cross Stitch

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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