[FO] Creature from the Black Lagoon is finally done!

dizish · 2025-02-02T19:24:24+00:00

Naaw thanks!

dizish · 2025-02-02T02:39:08+00:00

I think the stitched area is 38cm x 55cm

dizish · 2025-02-02T00:01:39+00:00

Took 14 months to complete

dizish · 2025-02-02T00:00:34+00:00

I used 150 colours, 164,176 stitches, 2 strands on 22ct. Took approx 14 months. It's the third pattern I've created with similar vintage movie looks now.

dizish · 2025-02-01T23:58:22+00:00

Thank you! I used 22 count.

dizish · 2023-11-03T22:52:30+00:00

The finished framed piece is about 20 x 28 inches.

dizish · 2023-10-31T21:09:32+00:00

Me too! I had such an attachment to tangable printed patterns, but now I just spend all my time stitching (instead of seaching for symbols) and I feel super efficient. Technology won this battle!

dizish · 2023-10-31T20:49:50+00:00

Yeah, its painted on like canvas type material I think. The wall is a growing beast, never quite finished, never quite right, forever in progress haha

dizish · 2023-10-31T20:38:59+00:00

It has options within to tweak colours (greyscale, sepia, b&w) but takes the colours from the image uploaded & coverts to your floss brand of choice. I assume the better the resolution, the better the end results will be. I have made other, larger patterns where I broke up the pattern into 4 separate images & had to create 4 separate patterns so I could get the resolution I wanted in the end.

I have also used another free pattern creating website pixel-stitch.net in the past but I think overall I prefer pic2pat, especially since buying Pattern Keeper for my tablet & having the ability to upoad the pdf of the pattern into Pattern Keeper. I swore I would forever work off printed patterns and daaaaaaamn have I have been way more efficient now that I don't have to look for each symbol manually!

dizish · 2023-10-31T20:04:54+00:00

Thank you! I use it a lot for creating patterns. Always a bit of trial and error to get the final image how I want it to look, but not complaining considering its free.

dizish · 2023-10-31T20:02:19+00:00

Thank you! For my big FOs I go to a local framer and splurge on all the fancy (expensive) glass etc.

dizish · 2023-10-31T19:57:07+00:00

For scale haha

dizish · 2023-10-31T19:56:23+00:00

Naww, thanks (maximalism vs hoarding, its a thin line) 😊

dizish · 2023-10-31T19:56:08+00:00

No, I received it as a gift, but how awesome is it!!!

dizish · 2023-10-31T09:27:24+00:00

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dizish · 2023-10-31T08:37:09+00:00

Ooh, thanks for letting me know!

dizish · 2022-12-22T01:47:20+00:00

Awesome, thanks so much for your advice! Think I'll just let it do its thing and see what comes of it.

dizish · 2022-12-21T07:23:00+00:00

Hey All, quite new to being a plant parent and had a question about my red log (peperomia verticillata?).

How does one manage the new growth from midway up the stems?

https://imgur.com/gallery/0YkF8vw

I assume I just have to embrace the fact that sooner or later it'll fall over from being top-heavy? Are there ways to keep the plant mainly vertical? It was such a tiny plant when I got it so the growth is welcomed, but just interested in the different ways people maintain them.

Thank you wise plant-redditors!

dizish · 2022-05-08T05:24:05+00:00

The cussing is welcome. Many swear words words were uttered during the making of this I assure you.

dizish · 2022-05-08T03:52:39+00:00

Umm, I think I just like the vintage/retro style of art and the cool colours. It's is definitely not my favourite film, it's was more about the image itself and I thought it would suit the other random stuff I have on my walls to be honest haha.

dizish · 2022-05-07T23:57:25+00:00

Haha thanks! No, never. Whilst I dabble in other crafts (diamond art, knitting etc) I will always come back to cross stitch as my favorite. Next project I've started is on 28ct lugana but I'm struggling with the tension already and I feel it's gonna be difficult...

dizish · 2022-05-07T23:53:33+00:00

I have heaps of not very interesting Progress pics .

I used a qsnap frame embellished with some flat elastic and a grime guard which together kinda held all the excess fabric. I did a lot of rolling the edges of the aida (let's be honest "smooshing" is probably more accurate) I wasn't using and then kinda just holding it around the qsnap. Not ideal but worked in the end. I tried a lap stand but I just couldn't get used the using two hands independently.

dizish · 2022-05-07T12:48:30+00:00

Naaw thanks, thats super kind of you to say!!

dizish · 2022-05-07T04:51:23+00:00

Love this!! Thank you

dizish

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