Here is my collection of needlework projects, including both embroidery and cross stitch.

WTNV Sampler X  White Rat X  Skull Snowflakes X  Victorian Cats X  Cryptid SAL X  Cryptid SAL Bonuses X  Jack of All Trades | Master of None X  Rabbit Pair X  Supernatural SAL X  Flowers and Bitches X  Patrick Swayze Christmas X  It's me, Dio! X  D&D Campfire 

I found this pattern on a tumblr post, where someone was showing off their completed piece. I was super excited when I saw it, because I love Welcome to Nightvale. Also, I had been processing a lot of grief over the last few months. I found the quote comforting.

The pattern is by FP Molina, whose website has been archived here. This pattern and the designer's other patterns are all available for free.

This was the first project I did out of Lindsay Swearington's Creepy Cross-Stitch book. The chart was easy to follow, even if it was a printed a bit small in the book. I wish the charts in the book were bigger, but they're very nice patterns despite that. I decided to name the rat Neil.

I made these after finishing The Witchy Stitcher's Cryptid Stitchalong, when I was looking for an easy hobby win. I made these after Christmas, with the intention to get them hung up for next Christmas. These were delightful to stitch up, since the repeating patterns made it very easy to sit and watch TV while stitching. Each snowflake only took a small amount of time, which was perfect for an easy hobby win. It's available on The Witchy Stitcher's Etsy shop.

I stitched these shortly after I moved as an easy hobby win. The pattern is by MirlambdaArt on etsy. The pattern is relatively easy to stitch up, though I wish the chart had 10x10 overlay over it. The lack of a 10x10 grid made some of the counting a bit challenging. Overall, I'm really happy with how these little ladies came out. My spouse and I have nicknamed them Florence and Nellie, and they are happily married.

To date (as of August 2023), this is one of the two biggest cross stitch projects I've completed. The other piece is the sister piece -- the Supernatural SAL. Both patterns are made by The Witchy Stitcher. The Cryptid Stitchalong is available here.

I started working on it shortly after it was released and tried to keep up with it. Due to cross stitching a bunch of Christmas presents that year, I wasn't able to keep up with it. You can see some of the progress pictures from when I was (somewhat) keeping up with it one cryptid at a time. Once I was finished with the pile of Christmas presents, I went back to the Cryptid Stitchalong. By that time, the stitchalong had completed and everything had been released. I found it easier to do one color at a time, which you can see from some of the progress photos where I'm finishing the black borders. While the black borders took a while, filling in each color at a time actually went very quickly. I didn't end up taking any pictures as I was filling in the colors, because it went by so quickly. I found it to be a very easy way to navigate such a complicated pattern. It helped that after the stitchalong was finished, the entire pattern was released as a one page PDF, so I was able to easily view the entire pattern on my iPad. I think it helped me save thread too.

I stitched this on 14 count cloth with three strands. I used a three stand loop start to help keep the back tidy. I hate having to worry about tucking down ends when I first start a thread.

Despite how big and complex the pattern was, it was surprisingly easy! A bit of the back stitching was tricky, like the teeth of the Deathworm and the Ahool, but back stitching is also something I struggle with, so I don't think that was the fault of the pattern.

I intend to get this framed with its sister piece (the Supernatural Stitchalong). They're going to hang up on either side of my jackalope.

I used the patterns in the Cryptid SAL to make Christmas presents for people in 2020. Most people received jackalopes, that I no longer have photos of, but one person got a bigger piece: a Bigfoot. The "Fuck You, Goatman" was made for my spouse who is a big fan, like myself, of Buzzfeed Unsolved. The Cone of Doom is being used for needle minder storage.