Crafts: Cross-Stitch Map of Westeros

Cross Stitched Map of Westeros with House Sigils by RandomlyGenerated

Cross-stitch kit available for purchase from Etsy.  US$31.11

Crafts: Finn Helmet Cross-Stitch

Finn Stormtrooper Helmet Cross-Stitch

Source: Kaplio

I can't think of the circumstances under which a bloody Stormtrooper helmet would be appropriate for a throw pillow, but if the mood should ever strike you, here's the pattern.

Crafts: Force Awakens Cross-Stitch

The Force Awakens Cross-Stitch by Lpanne

These are the best representations of the three stars of The Force Awakens that I've seen set in thread.  She was good enough to share the pattern, too.

Crafts: Star Wars Cross-Stitch

"Star Wars Cross-Stitch" by Greviousmisadventure

Source: Imgur via Reddit

This cross-stitching piece is an attempt to duplicate the pattern of TeeFury's Ugly Christmas Sweater t-shirt.  Greviousmisadventure was even kind enough to post her patterns for the project.

Crafts: Doctor Who Cross-Stitch

"Whovian for Life" by UncleAngry

Doctor Who Cross-Stitch

Source: Imgur via Reddit via RadioTimes

Redditor UncleAngry showed off this cross-stitch piece his wife made for their daughters.  It features the four new Doctors along with a Cyberman, Dalek, and Weeping Angel.  Very cool.

Crafts: Winter is Coming Cross-Stitch

Winter is Coming Cross-Stitch by Kendal

Crafts: Cross-Stitch Map of Westeros

Cross-Stitch Map of Westeros by Vancouver, Canada-based Jen Randomly

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$29.72

Crafts: LCARS Cross-Stitch

"Star Trek LCARS Interface Cross-Stitch" by London-based Lord Libidan

All I know is that I wouldn't want to be the crew member who has to mop that room out at the end of the day.

Crafts: Portal Cross-Stitch

"Portal Tattoo Cross Stitch" by London-based LordLibidan

Patterns and kits available for purchase from Etsy.

"When I first saw this tshirt pattern I fell in love with it, so just had to stitch it. I had to do a lot of work with the image to get it into a nice pattern, and then had to edit the image some more in order to get it looking right, but I kept the feel of the original by only putting 6 colours in it. You can find Jimiyo's other works here."

Link Round-Up: February 13, 2015

"Love tetris cross stitch" by Spain-based Phampyk

The Dissolve explains The trouble with a Lego-less animation race

An Exclusive Look At Warpo's Gloriously Retro 12" Cthulhu Figure

I Created A Magical Elven Ring That Turned My Girlfriend Into My Fiance

The Julie Taylor Test: How to tell if a TV actor is bad

Reddit isn't the future of creativity, but it is a vital part of it: The site has emerged as an important creative platform, but getting—and keeping—an audience there is a tricky thing.

Y’know how you read something and your brain can’t tell if you should be delighted, grossed out, amused, freaked out, or just plain confused? That was my reaction when I discovered this Tumblr called Fifty Shades of MODOK. 

Crafts: Carina Nebula

"The Mystic Mountain, Carina Nebula" by Sarah

12 x 12 cm, 22 stitches per inch, 50 colors.

This is gorgeous, but who in their right mind takes up a fifty color pattern?  And with not a single straight line in the whole piece, I'm pretty sure that there was an enormous amount of counting involved.

Crafts: Minecraft Cross Stitch

Minecraft Cross Stitch by Danielle

I love it.  This would make an awesome quilt, too.

"First attempt at writing up/swatching a pattern from scratch and it’s not too shabby if I do say so myself."

Crafts: Map of Westeros

Map of Westeros by Vancouver, Canada-based Jen-Random

Cross stitch kit available for purchase from Etsy. US$26.68

If you're going to cross-stitch a map, why not cross-stitch a map of a place you care about?  If you squint hard, you can almost see tiny corpses strewn about  minuscule landscapes. 

Crafts: Welcome to Night Vale Cross Stitch

Night Vale Cross Stitch by Shadesfire

I love that even Night Vale's tweets are cross-stitch worthy. That's how good the franchise is.

Crafts: Where the Force Is

"Home is where the Force is" by FThisNoise

Crafts: Where the Wifi Connects

"Home is where the Wifi connects" by Mrstevers

Sooo true.

Crafts: The Hobbit Cross Stitch

The Hobbit Cross Stitch by ifipressthisbuttonwhathappens

"It is complete! 3 months of Netflix binging and imaginative cursing, The Hobbit cross stitch is finally done. So happy beyond words with how this turned out."

Crafts: Holodeck Cross Stitch

Holodeck Cross Stitch by Melinda

As embarrassed as I would be if a stranger examined my hard drive, I can't even imagine how much humiliation would arise from someone seeing what I would do with a holodeck.  Of course, they'd have to pry me out of there before they'd have a chance to toss my files.

Crafts: Microbes Cross Stitch

"Microbes Cross Stitch" by Alicia Watkins

Prints available for purchase from Etsy. US$19.99 - $84.99

They’re everywhere. You can’t avoid them, not entirely — though one would hope you’d avoid syphilis, of all things — so why not incorporate them into your decor?

If you’re into science, or just germs, or cleanliness, or if you’re a hypochondriac, you might like to see your interests/worst fears immortalized in stitchwork. Luckily, now you can. The pieces are available a la carte, in sets, or as DIY patterns.

Crafts: Zelda Cross-Stitch

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Cross-Stitch Map by Tibtibs

Cross-stitch pattern available for download from Spritestitch.

Source: Imgur via Reddit

Redditor tibtibs spent between 400-500 hours over the course of nine months working on this awesome cross-stitched map for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. She worked from a free pattern that was posted on the Sprite Stitch Board. This magnificent work of craftiness was made as a gift for tibtibs’ gamer boyfriend, who must be pretty awesome considering all of the eye strain she endured while working on this project.