Area of interest Stitches is a United States based mostly Etsy store that sells, by its personal description, “bookish and fashionable cross sew patterns.” You’ll additionally discover patterns associated to video video games, motion pictures, and extra.
There’s undoubtedly a fantasy focus in relation to these patterns, with a number of designs based mostly on characters and quotes from the A Courtroom of Thorns and Roses and Crescent Metropolis collection, each of that are by Sarah J. Maas. You’ll additionally discover dragons, a magic rabbit and extra designs.
Within the video gaming part there are patterns with sport controllers and designs from Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing New Horizons.
The designs that actually caught my eye had been the seasonal ones, as a result of they’re heavy on designs impressed by The Muppet Christmas Carol. Right here’s one in every of my favorites, a pair with Gonzo because the narrator and Rizzo as Tiny Tim telling us why they’re within the story.
This one is ready up as two separate patterns, with Gonzo measuring 106 by 153 stitches, which comes out to about 7.6 by 10.9 inches, or 19.3 by 27.7 cm on 14 rely material. His design makes use of 15 colours. Rizzo is 93 by 137 stitches, or 6.6 by 9.8 inches/16.8 by 24.9 cm on 14 rely material, and it additionally makes use of 15 colours. These may be a bit of large to hold on the tree however you would hold them subsequent to one another on the wall.
There are additionally a couple of Halloween patterns and a bit of animal cross sew patterns, most of that are birds, with an elephant and giraffe thrown in.
This can be a nice store to go to should you’re into fantasy books and cross sew, however there are some nice designs even should you’re not into that style. Take a look at Area of interest Stitches on Etsy, and you’ll want to let me know you probably have a favourite cross sew designer I haven’t featured but!
[Photo: Niche Stitches]
