#crossstitchpattern

I have no idea what I’m doing’ cat cross stitch work office pattern. 🐈🪴🖥️🙃

Stitching this design was great for taking out my frustration one stitch at a time (if you hate your job then this pattern is perfect for you btw), but also made me giggle bc it's so cute and silly.

Collecting art supplies and patterns really is a hobby in itself, isn't it?... 🤭

Reminder that I have all of these digital patterns for cross stitch up for free!😉

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First sketch for anyone interested in getting into pixel art and/or making cross stitch patterns.

For larger or more detailed pieces, the method I usually use is sketching everything out loosely in Clip Studio Paint first instead of trying to place every single pixel by hand on graph paper. After that, I roughly align and clean up the pixels in FlossCross or Stitch Fiddle.

One thing that really helped me improve was realizing that pixel art is supposed to look a little rough sometimes. If you try to perfectly replicate every tiny detail or line, the piece can end up overcrowded and harder to read once stitched. Not every little line needs its own pixel, and sometimes simplifying shapes actually makes the final piece stronger.

I had to undo it once and rethink the palette because the colors weren't working. But I'm happy with the result!