A set of ten monochrome cross stitch charts based on the original Nokia 3310 picture messages. Download the set for free over on my cross stitch site.

I'm rather proud of how this cross stitch chart turned out! Acherontia Atropos is the Latin name for a species of the Death's Head Hawkmoth, popularised by the movie Silence of the Lambs.

Find more pictures of this piece or purchase the pattern over on Crossrestitched.

Being quite the fan of Elementary, I stitched up an ode to the final episode.

Another cross stitch quote design inspired by the TV series, Elementary. I'm yet to stitch this up, but surely will, it's a great quote!

You can purchase this chart from my Etsy shop.

A typography-inspired cross stitch chart featuring one of my favourite Alice in Wonderland quotes.

Buy the PDF chart from my Etsy shop or read more about this design on Crossrestitched.

"All Hail Facebook" is an original social-media themed cross stitch design, inspired by antique heraldic charts.

The PDF for this chart is available to purchase from my Etsy shop, or head on over to Crossrestitched to read more about this design.

Read More Books is an original cross stitch bookmark I designed to make use of a quirky repeated pattern (and of course to keep my place when reading real books!).

You can purchase the design from my Etsy shop or read more about this design on Crossresitched.

On a bit of a tangent to my usual geekery, here's a freebie for any crafters who may have stumbled on my blog: a free (smaller sized) Keep Calm and Carry On cross stitch pattern (click the image to download in PDF format):

My #1 "anorak" vice is a love of the cross-stitch craft. Perhaps it's the mindfulness associated with repetitive stitching and mathematical order which appeals to my geeky nature...

In any case, I wanted to link up to these exceedingly cute and simple designs for Halloween from NeedleNoodles.

They're pictured here as gift tags, I plan to make a mini seasonal sampler instead ;]