As it is with a lot of my impulsive crafting projects, I blame Bungie. (In a good way, of course.) They announced their new IP, Marathon, and within thirty minutes of me seeing the new shirts that are being released, I was designing a cross-stitch pattern for a couple of them. Less than 24 hours later, I had both of them stitched up. (My eyes are not very happy with me, but I’m thrilled with how they turned out!) Want to stitch your own? Of course you do. Traxus pattern UESC pattern These patterns are VERY beginner friendly. Like, if you’ve never cross-stitched before, you can crank them ou ..read more

If you have followed me for a while, you know that back in 2017 I had the idea to stitch up the Flynn Rider wanted poster from the beginning of Tangled. It should have been finished relatively quickly — I have completed plenty of projects that are bigger than that since ’17, but I could never get good traction on it. Fast forward to the end of 2022. My sister organized a plan for everyone in my extended family to go to Disneyland! That was all the motivation I needed! I could finish it up and take it to Disneyland! Fun! Unfortunately, when I decided to measure the fabric, I realize that it wa ..read more

If you’ve been to a McDonald’s recently, you’ve seen that those awesome Halloween buckets from the days of old (aka my childhood) are back in Happy Meals! They are just so retro and cute! So you knew I had to make patterns for them! I designed each pattern to fit perfectly in a four-inch hoop. But if you want to put it in a rectangle or any other shape, have fun! A little note: if you don’t have aida cloth in the background color (particularly the green or the orange one, I think most people have a small piece of white aida kicking around) know you’re going to have to stitch the background ..read more

Want to stitch your own pumpkin? You can watch the basics here or read about it here. Here are some ideas for patterns for your pumpkin! You’ll still need to make your own pattern out of graph paper. (You can watch a vid about how to do that here.) Click to download the pdfs or just use the images as references for your graph paper/pattern. This is the one I’m doing this year! A Stalfo from Legend of Zelda! A few varieties of Boos! Good luck, have fun, and as always, happy crafting ..read more

I always love celebrating with my friends when something amazing happens to them and this is no exception: my awesome friend Mollie Johanson has written a cross-stitch book! YAY!! The book is called Cross Stitch Celebrations: Bundle of Joy! and let me tell you, it’s a bundle of joy to look at. I mean come on! It’s so colorful and cheery and perfectly represents the designs that Mollie is known for. Now, I’ll be honest, when I was trying to come up with an idea of what I was going to make, I was torn between a couple of ideas. I knew I wanted to use a blank, pre-stretched Aida canvas, (You ca ..read more

It started with this: It ended with this: The wordplay off of “Xbox Live” was just too tempting for someone like me to pass up, so off I went to create a pattern. It’s fairly straightforward and quick; I had given myself the weekend to finish the project. Even if you are new to cross-stitching, you should be able to finish this in a day or two. Want to make your own? Of course you do. What you’ll need: The Chart 6″ embroidery hoop DMC colors white and 703 (or you can use any bright green color you have) Ikea plants to set on either side (optional) Also, if you really want to wow your fri ..read more

48 shiny Destiny 1 emblems. Enjoy, my friends. Emblem Emblem Name Link Clades Orygis Chart Judgment’s Right Hand * Chart Vigilamus Noctu Chart Sign of Opposing Will * Chart Blessing of the Unmade * Chart Comet’s Heart Chart Sigil of the War Cult * Chart The Rising* Chart Badge of the Monarchy Chart The Reflective Proof * Chart Omen of Chaos Chart Devourer of Light * Chart Slayer of Oryx * Chart Alt Chart ^ Vanguard Honor Chart Vigilant Disciple ^ Chart Alt Chart * Nadir * Chart Vosik’s Venom Chart Command ^ Chart Bomb Squad II ^ Chart ..read more

Years ago, back in 2015, I made a trio of geeky ornaments. Years ago, I didn’t know how to save my patterns as pdfs. (Tragic.) But that has all changed, my friends. I present to you three geeky ornaments for your crafting pleasure: a Triforce Tree, Santa Traveler, and Santa Chief. I only attached the color chart to the Santa Traveler pattern because I think if you have some spare colors around the house, you can adapt the patterns pretty easily. (The only reason I attached a chart with the Traveler one was to show that the Traveler and the trim of the hat should be two different colors, but e ..read more

Way back in February, I had an exchange with the Strong Bad Twitter account. how it started/ how it’s going (Yes, the cornucopia is based off of the Skills of an Artist video. Yes, I'll start stitching this soon.)@StrongBadActual pic.twitter.com/u3sGpaKVaA — Jess (@CraftingGeek) February 1, 2021 It took eight months of procrastinating, but I finally got around to stitching this up! Those of you will eagle eyes will notice that I had to change the pattern slightly from my original design. That’s because when I had made the pattern, I didn’t really listen to the Skills of an Artist video. W ..read more

Destiny 2 is having their annual Festival of the Lost event right now which means it’s time for emblems! The three emblems available are Bump in the Night, Beheaded Home by @mckennakelpie, and Hollow Sleep. And now you can stitch them up while you’re waiting to load into the Haunted Sectors to see what Glint has to say about those Headless Ones. Bump in the Night chart Beheaded Home chart Hollow Sleep chart If you do decide to tackle any of these, I’d love to see them! Be sure to tag @craftinggeek on Twitter or Instagram. Happy crafting ..read more