Friday 2 October 2020

Teeny Tiny Trilobites (Free Cross Stitch Pattern)

Tiny trilobites cross stitch free pattern

Hello all and welcome back! This is a project that, to my shame, I started three years ago and then promptly forgot in a corner of my sewing box... but what's a better lockdown activity than finishing old craft projects?

Presenting my teeny trilobites! These critters were once so prevalent that they're now excellent marker fossils for dating the surrounding rocks. (As much as I like how this turned out, I'm not sure I ever want to stitch on 28-count fabric again.)

These trilobite patterns were generously posted by Adventures in Stitching, so I decided to stick them together and add the genus names underneath for a little natural history style sampler:

Tiny trilobites cross stitch free pattern
Purple: 1100 stitches
Brown: 504 stitches
Total size: 95 x 55 stitches

Since I never actually buy proper DMC or Anchor colours, the colours I used were 'lavender' and 'dark brown', which I think look great in contrast to the off-white linen.

Tiny trilobites cross stitch free patternTiny trilobites cross stitch free pattern

I hope you enjoyed this little make and it will inspire you to maybe try something a bit out of your crafty comfort zone.

Limpet x
Tiny trilobites cross stitch free pattern