This Poe design is now on Etsy if you wanted to pickup the pattern and stitch your own! sirithre.etsy.com I think I prefer the sky being stitched, but the stormy grey fabric makes a great sky as well. Which do you prefer?

I made these fobs in January and kept waiting to make some more so I could release them all at once. And then... I just have had zero time all year to make more. So at this point I've admitted to myself I'm not going to get to it anytime soon and put them on my Etsy. 🤣 sirithre.etsy.com

Different kind of WIP this monday. It kinda gives away most of the pattern. But it was just too cute to not share. 😘 Midna loves curling up next to me while I stitch! It's a great motivator! Do you have a stitchy helper?

The video all about my book tracker cross stitch is now up! With options for layouts and colors and such. And progress WIPs from this year. 😂 More of a vlog style video, but hopefully y'all find it interesting. Let me know if you want more vlog style WIP stuff going forward! youtu.be/sLFvxX8TeP4

If you were curious what the back of my book tracker looks like. 😂 It's mostly neat, just those jumps for the star ratings. Very fun and chaotic though! Using the cover colors from the books I read made this tracker so colorful!

This took FOREVERRRRRR. Or y'know, something like 150 hours to stitch. I started back in Feb and have been working it in the background while stitching all the other designs I've released this year. 😅 Something I've been wanting to do for a whiiile. It's a book tracker! But with quilt squares!

When do you put your tree up? Do you decorate it with handmade ornaments? Even these small designs take deceptively long to make, and getting an early start is not a bad idea! So here's a reminder that I have tutorials for a number of different styles of ornaments! sirithre.com?s=ornament

Super colorful pattern coming up this week. But it's a customizable pattern -- use as many or as little colors as you want. 👀 How does that work? You'll see. 😉

Spellbound Stitches - The Bookmark Book These are the bookmarks from the Historical Fiction chapter by: @bogdragoncrafts.xyz , Loombug, & @needlelotdesigns.bsky.social Details: sites.google.com/view/spellbo... 30 patterns for $15 to charity! #CrossStitch #Craftivism

It's been a very bookish year for me. I've somehow managed to read over 200 books! Of course by read I do mean listening to audiobooks on 2x while stitching. Some of it while chores, but mostly stitching. So I've done a heck of a lot of stitching so far this year. 👀 Gonna make for a fun recap!

This silly lil guy is now available on Etsy, if you're into that sort of thing. 😆 A bit late for halloween stitching, but honestly skull planters are year round. At least I use mine year round. You do you.

This month's freebie! I've seen these bell shapes around and really wanted to see what it was like. So I designed a simple little panel design and tried to make it look like iced gingerbread and just went with it. And I think it turned out pretty cute despite the lack of planning. 😂

I started this project in like, February after spending most of January brainstorming for it. So naturally it took all year to stitch. 😂 Can't wait to show you this completed project next week despite absolutely no one asking for this lol.

I know it's not even November, but if you want to stitch this holiday band sampler for the holidays this year, it's probably best to start soon. 😂 Took me like 35 hours, at any rate. I'd like to do another nerdy band sampler like this one day. But what theme? 🤔

Another freebie coming out this weekend. This time I'm trying out a shape I've seen around the internet but never made myself. I did forget how annoying french knots can be though. Next time? Beads. 😂

The no-glue Flatfold Tutorial should be up on YouTube now! Assuming I got my timezones right 😅 The video quality is meh, but the info is all there and hopefully still useful! Maybe I'll refilm it next time I make one. But I'm not going to unmake this one just for that, sooo. 🤣 youtu.be/LZQyXwDifD8

This month's article is about Holiday gifting -- What to stitch for your loved ones this holiday season? My favorite type of gift is ornaments! There's so many different styles, are relatively small, and no one has to feel bad for storing them away in the off season 😂 sirithre.com/cross-stitch...

Back look a bit different than the front? That's because this was done on printed aida. So while the front is a cool stormy gray, the back is just white! It's a lil weird working with printed aida, I kinda get jump scare when I flip it over to tuck in my ends, lol. 😂

Been a while since I did a flatfold. So naturally I had to make a new one! Plus this'll fit in great with my library decor. 🥰 One of my favorite quotesfrom Edgar Allan Poe. Maybe not as well known as The Raven, but I'm hoping some of you will know it. 🙂

Good news! I did remember to film myself making this week's flatfold. Bad news: It's kinda terrible picture quality and I can't re-film it. 😂 I'll still be releasing the tutorial this week, but am apologizing in advance for the footage 🤣

A bit more muted of a color palette than I usually work with! All browns and blues. Not the most exciting palette, but I'm hoping it'll make for a really nice cohesive design. What kinda visuals do you get from these colors?

I haven't done as much halloween stuff this year, (It's just been so busssyyy) but here's a look back at one of the ones I designed in previous years! And yes it gloes in the dark! 👀

The Alice pattern is now on Etsy! And don't forget there's a video on how I made it into a book! youtu.be/MzcQUjNnCpU I'm definitely wanting to make another stitched book. Dunno when exactly I'll get to it, or which book. But it'll happen.

Y'all! @needlelotdesigns.bsky.social's book is officially up for preorders! I am SO hype for this book, you've no idea. All the preorder links are over on her website: www.needlelotdesigns.com/pages/fantas...

I learned to knit October last year. And made exactly two hats. ...I've made nothing since. So despite minimal experience, I decided I was an expert already and I should try something new entirely and learn brioche. 😂 I've only had to frog and restart twice! And I learned how to add lifelines lmao.

This week's pattern is also on printed aida. It's so weird to look at up close but it looks wonderfully stormy from a distance. The camera does not pick up the glitter AT ALL though. It is sparkly. I promise. Imagine the sparkle.

Spellbound Stitches Volume 4 - Under the Sea is available as a PDF (+PK file). I collaborated w/ @thestitchcrypt.com , @lolacrow.bsky.social , @sproutinglupine.bsky.social , @sirithre.bsky.social & @pixelpixiexstitch.bsky.social www.thestitchcrypt.com/products/pdf... (1/6) #CrossStitch #StitchSky

Today, the backside of my lost druid. While I wanted those scattered stars and leaves above, I also tried to keep them close enough together to be able to stitch the black outline in one single path without having to jump long distances. I did have to stop and start again for the stars though. 😂

An interesting lil pattern for you this week, inspired by those skull-shaped planters I kept seeing everywhere. So here's my take on them, in the style of the small ornament designs. I had a lot of fun stitching that leafy hair!

Been a while since I made a flatfold project. Might be around time to making another! ;) The tutorial is of course on my website, but I think a video tutorial might be helpful too, so I might film it if I make another! sirithre.com/flatfold-no-...

Another Monday, another color palette. Some nice greens and browns this time around, with a pop of yellow. A very simple palette, but with hopefully a lot of impact!

I love doing smalls like this for holidays as they make such cute ornaments that you can easily display then store once the holiday season is over. 👀 But then I know others enjoy large pieces they can work on all season. Which do you prefer?

This week's WIP shot is just outlines. And you can kinda already see where I'm going with this I think. 😅 👀💀 With shoutouts to BeStitchMe for this gorgeous aida. I'm using 16ct 'Princess'.

This month's website article is all about fraying fabric and the various methods you can use to keep your fabric nice and neat. From machine stitching to hand stitching to adhesives. Which methods did I miss? sirithre.com/fraying-fabr...

And of course I took photos of the back before turning it into a book! This went through sooo much 310, lol. Especially because I used 3 strands on the 310 so it'd have good coverage (and 2 strands for the rest) Pretty thrilled with how this came out, though!

I've been meaning to do a cross stitch book cover. So naturally I skipped that step and went straight to completely rebinding a book. 😂 That's right. I wanted to know if you could use aida as book cloth and decided to rebind this copy of Alice in Wonderland to find out. Such a fun experiment!

This month's cross stitch palette cleanser was a relatively quick crochet blanket. Basically, I had a bunch of random super soft blanket yarn I got for free and wanted to use it up. And so I jammed them all together into this. And it worked out pretty okay. 😂

Oooh, what a color palette this week. Half neutrals with a pop of reds, oranges, and blues. I usually lean towards cool colors, but sometimes a warm palette is exactly what one needs. 👀 It's giving retro rainbow for some reason. 🤔

sirithre I've gotten so much use out of this little needlebook! I'm terrible at tracking what size my needles are, but I do at least group them together here so I can find what I'm looking for, lol. I should really make another sometime. Maybe with labeled pages denoting the sizes or something. 🤔

Looking for something to stitch while waiting for your Knitting Circle preorder to come in? I've got you covered. ;) Now to just convince @flatoutgames.bsky.social to make their next game cross stitch themed. 👀 😂 I've never seen a cross stitch themed board game. 🤔 Just saying.

Never heard of DMC 929? Yeah I hadn't either. It's not on ANY discontinued threads list currently. But I've got 8 skeins of it in stranded cotton and 2 skeins of it in Perlé cotton proving its existence. 👀 Clearly old based on the label style, but I haven't been able to find much info on it online!

Wow the camera does not pick up this fabric at all - it just looks white almost! This is my first time working with the Charles Craft printed aida (in "sunset") and it definitely looked more vivid in listing photos. It's still a gorgeous pinky-purple in person, if a little lighter than expected. 🤣

Seeing last year's pumpkin spice biscornu makes me want to go do that taco seasoning biscornu I had thought about doing then. 😆 What other spice mixes might do well in this format?

Continuing the autumn vibes this week with this fairy circle hoop design from a few years ago. What would you write in the middle? 🤔 And yes, I got lazy with that hoop. I really should go back and decorate it.

This is still one of my favorite finishes of the last few years. Not just because I love the design I came up with -- but because it's actually USEFUL. It's been about two years now and I still use this thing regularly. Definitely do recommend. sirithre.com/cross-stitch...

It's September-- which immediately means all the fall decor gets pulled out and scattered throughout the house. 🤣 This one's still one of my favorites. I don't do as many radial symmetry biscornu anymore, but something about that dotted line dividing the quadrants just really looked cool. Just me?

As of tomorrow, I will have been in Ohio for a year. How time flies. I simultaneously feel like I've done SO much and yet not at all. Here's some before and after photos of just my office. We've come so far but there's still so much I want to do. 😍

These florals motifs are now up on Etsy! While my plans for these involved quilting, yours don't have to! I've included layouts so you can stitch these as a single piece. I've included a total of 28 flowers. Mix and match to whichever are your favorites, or stitch them separately!

Finished and I’m so proud! I got through it faster than expected. Thank you so much to @badstitch.bsky.social for the pattern! Support her on patreon! ❤️ #crossstitch #art #seahorse #seadragon #notsponsored #ocean

Remember these? I made them as part of my beaded scissor fob tutorial back in January. And I've just realized I never listed these for sale. 😅 I even made a few more since then. Are beaded fobs something y'all are still interested in, or nah?