Allie

An embroidery hoop on a wooden background. The hoop has black fabric and the cross stitched cartoon character 'Gromit' from Wallace and Gromit. Gromit is holding knitting needles with knit fabric in the trans colors hanging from them.

Pride may be over, but we're proud all year.

Omg, the q snap through the belt loops 😂
It looks great, though! That's on my list to try

Thank you! I'm very happy with how it came out

Full coverage cross stitch on bright orange aida. The colors are primarily golds, greens, and browns, with purples for accent. The pattern uses diamonds and triangles to form a geometric quilt pattern or kaleidoscope pattern effect.

Finished one of my current cross stitch projects last week, and finally got a photo in good light!
Carolyn Manning's Valkyrie, Shooting Star Collection 🪡
13 5/8 inches square, 3 strands DMC on 14 count aida

Yes, a lot of stitching stores carry it! I've been recommended by other people to avoid buying straight from DMC, their prices tend to be higher

That's one of my favorite of their pieces! It looks great, I love it 💜

If you're neurodivergent, you may do better with multiples going so you can stitch by mood. I tend to have 5-8 going at a time, different sizes and difficulty levels, and that works for me. Hobbies are supposed to be fun, so please don't punish yourself, there are no moral issues at play here 💜

If you're using DMC, they do make a thread swatch chart. It has the shades ramped so you can see them next to each other

Stack of new books, featuring Parable of the Sower, Erasing History, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, Weyward, James, and I Cheerfully Refuse

Interesting rock formation, looking like a big boulder atop a smaller boulder on the edge of a cliff. Rocks are surrounded by greenery from tree branches

Columbine in a dappled clearing surrounded by greenery. Flowers are cone shaped and coral colored for most of the cone, ending in a yellow flare.

A view from the cliff. We are looking down a bit and out, looking at the side of the cliff, which is full of greenery, and down on the lake, which is reflecting the blue sky and white clouds

Weekend book haul, and some photos from Ha Ha Tonka. It was a great weekend!

Okay, that's pretty cool. Where did you find that?

Completed cross stitch without frame with the words 'You are not being oppressed when another group gains rights you've always had'

Thursday thoughts...Seems difficult for some people to grasp

#craftivism #crossstitch

A cross stitched plushie pterosaur with bright green body and a purple belly and wing membrane. It is flying above mountains, evergreens, and a body of water with an orange sea serpent. The sky behind the pterosaur is sunset colors fading from yellow at the horizon to a deep purple at the top, with small pale pink clouds.

Finished cross stitching the pterosaur from @bobblingoblin.bsky.social ! 🪡

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic

www.crabmuseum.org/visit

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

That's gorgeous, I love it!

This is great!

So satisfying! I love timelapse videos, thanks for sharing! 💜

Thank you so much! It's aida that was given to me, so I don't know brand or color name, but it's traffic cone/Halloween pumpkin bucket orange, lol. I bought this pattern specifically for this fabric!

Only day 2??? You stitch fast! It's beautiful 💜

The first few completed rows of a full coverage cross stitch. The pattern is diamonds and triangles making a pattern reminiscent of a kaleidoscope or patchwork quilt. The stitched shapes are in shades of browns, gold, and greens with pops of pale lavender on aida that is traffic cone orange (it looks nicer than that makes it sound, I promise).

Reached 20%! I've been needing an easy relaxing cross stitch lately
🪡 Valkyrie by Carolyn Manning

That turned out so cute! Please tell your sister she did a great job and I love it

It looks so good already! I have that one in my stash to do, I just keep getting distracted by other pretties

Cross stitched bee with soft blue honeycomb pattern wings and blue gem eyes on mottled mauve linen

Cross stitching cute little friends is saving my sanity right now
Design by @bobblingoblin.bsky.social 🪡

Cross stitch on a mid-tone blue gray linen featuring the Hollow Knight sitting on a blue carved stone with green and teal foliage surrounding

Hollow Knight cross stitch finish for the teen! 🪡
Pattern by @sirithre.bsky.social

Cross stitch of cute baby Mothman holding a sucker and smiling, with a pink heart patterned background. Text reads Mothman My Beloved

Another small cross stitch finish! 🪡
Pattern by @bobblingoblin.bsky.social

Cross stitch reading "Nolite te bastards carborundorum" in dark blue with a floral border in red-orange, green, and gold

Another cross stitch finish! 🪡
It was very satisfying to stitch! Just need to find a good frame for it now.
Design by The Craft Room Maven

What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi “To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.

This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...

Not everything has to be. Inspiration for self and others is helpful, as is rage stitching for your own mental health

One of the bits of winter that lifts my spirits! The water under the ice is beautiful. Sound on for gentle creek sounds! 🌿

That's one of my all time favorites of your palettes, it's just *so good*

Cross stitch of a cute purple dragon sleeping on an open book, with a flying dragon silhouette and a tower in a night sky background

Another cross stitch finish! Pattern by @bobblingoblin.bsky.social -- y'all should check out his shop, he has a lot of cute patterns!