Pokemon Mini Map Cross Stitch By Lord Libidan

21/05/201820/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Title: Pokemon Mini Map
Date Completed: May 2018
Design: Lord Libidan
Count: 14
Canvas: Plastic
Colours: 5
Game: Pokemon

Its really no secret that I love Pokemon, and I love maps. I even devoted a whole post to the best cross stitch maps. And honestly, about half of them were Pokemon. However, I wrote that blog after my own Pokemon map cross stitch, and whilst that map was created by me using 15 different reference images, these in game maps of regions stitched up by strangenessisconserved weren’t some of them.

pokemon region maps by strangenessisconserved — Pokemon region maps by strangenessisconserved

Weirdly, the maps in game don’t match up to what we know about the Pokemon world, especially the Kanto and Johto regions (top left and right on the image above). So I decided to combine the images to create an in-style in game Pokemon map of Kanto and Johto.

You can see below how my two Pokemon maps compare:

Pokemon National Map cross stitch by Lord Libidan

Interested in seeing another cross stitch map? I stitched a retro video game invasion plan cross stitch on pre-printed world aida. It might be worth a look.

Little Mojo Cross Stitch Patterns

17/10/201703/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Before cross stitch really hit off in 2009 there was an undisputed king of cross stitch; Little Mojo. Sadly they’re no longer on the internet, however their patterns remain scattered across many sites, and so this is the only full list of her awesome patterns.
Please credit LittleMojo if you use any.

These patterns are all free to use, just click the image and you’ll be redirected to where the pattern is.

Video Games (370)

– Final Fantasy (16)
Final Fantasy I Sprites
Black Mage
Final Fantasy II Sprites
Final Fantasy Tactics Sprites
Freya
Golem
Greiver
Ifrit
Palidor
Pheonix
Final Fantasy V Sprites
Final Fantasy VII Sprites
Chocobo
Cloud
Clouds Wolf
Shinra

– Kirby (2)
Kirby Super Stars Icons
Kirby Super Stars Sprites

– Pokemon (352)

– TMNT (1)
TMNT NES opening screen

– Zero Wing (1)
All Your Base Belong To Us

TV/Film (31)

– Harry Potter (31)
Golden Snitch
Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy 2
Goblet Of Fire
Hegwig
Hogwarts Crest 1
Gryffindor Crest 1
Hufflepuff Crest 1
Ravenclaw Crest 1
Slytherin Crest 1
Leaky Cauldron Sign
Harry Potter Sprites
Draco Malfoy Sprites
Ron Weasley Sprites
Lee Jordan Sprites
Maruders Map
Pensive
Sorting Hat
Firebolt Quidditch Broom
The Dark Mark
Epic Hogwards Crest
Epic Gryffindor Crest
Epic Hufflepuff Crest
Epic Ravenclaw Crest
Epic Slytherin Crest
Gryffindor Crest 2
Hufflepuff Crest 2
Ravenclaw Crest 2
Slytherin Crest 2
Slytherin Crest 3
Slytherin Crest 4

Anime (74)

– Avatar TLA (5)
Aang
Avatar Air Symbol
Avatar Earth Symbol
Avatar Fire Symbol
Avatar Water Symbol

– Berserk (2)
Guts 1
Guts 2

– Cowboy Behop (4)
Cowboy Behop Logo
Edward Wong Hau Peplu Tirvsky
Edward Line Up
Spike Spiegel

– Fruits Basket (2)
Kyo
Yuki

– Full Metal Alchemist (13)
Edward eyes
Edward manga
Edward small
Edward
Edward 2
Edward 3
Hohenhe Im Of Light
Izumi Symbol
Lust
Maes
Manga Riza
Ouroboros Logo
Winry

– Gravitation (8)
Gravitation
Gravitation Eyes
Kumagoro
Shuichi
Shuichi 2
Shuichi 3
Tohma Seguchi
Yuki Eiri

– Gundam (3)
Heavyarms
Deathscythe
Epyon

– Hack (3)
Bear
BT
Tsukasa Hack

– Hana Yori Dango (2)
Sojiro Nishikado
Tsukasa

– Inuyasha (6)
Inuyasha Logo
Inuyasha
Inuyasha 2
Inuyasha Crouch
Kagome
Miroku

– Ouran High School Host Club (2)
Hunney
Haruhi

– Parfait Tic! (2)
Fuuko
Fuuko 2

– Persona Trinity Soul (2)
Jun’s Persona
Shin’s Persona

– Ranma (2)
Genma
Genma

– Sailor Moon (5)
Sailor Moon
Sailor Mars
Sailor Mercury
Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Venus

– Spirited Away (1)
No Face

– Starzinger (3)
Aurora
Jesse Dart
Jesse

– Tenjho Tenge (3)
Ayanatsume
Bob Makihara
Masataka

– Yu-Gi-Oh (6)
Yu-Gi-Oh Big
Yu-Gi-Oh
Dark Magician Girl
Dark Magician Girl 2
Dark Magician Girl 3
Atem and Bakura

Subversive (9)

Damn I’m Good
Eat Sleep Screw Repeat
Ten Dolla Make You Holla
And The Horse You Rode In On
Mom Likes Me Best
Kiss My Fat Ass
i made u a lolcat but i ated it
Spoilt
The Internets is SRS BSNS

The Best Simpsons Cross Stitch

29/08/201701/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

With 21 seasons under its belt and still going strong, The Simpsons has a massive following (even if some of them hate the newer episodes), however there isn’t a great deal of cross stitch out there devoted to it.
As I pointed out in my trends of 2017 post pop culture like The Simpsons is on the rise. Here are the best so far…

Springfield: Home Sweet Home

Before we begin, please be advised this post is sponsored by Hank Scorpio (evil genius) and the Globex Corporation.

The Almighty Donut

Talking of Homer, where’s my donut love?

You can pick the pattern up of this awesome pattern on Etsy.

Old Man Yells At Cloud

But when it comes to the press, Grandpa Simpson has the record…

That’s a Paddlin’

Talking out of turn? That’s a paddlin’. Lookin’ out the window? That’s a paddlin’. Staring at my sandals? That’s a paddlin’. Paddlin’ the school canoe? Oh, you better believe that’s a paddlin’.
― Jasper Beardly

Lisa Simpson

Pretty sure I’m not…

Oh…

The Couch Gag

And finally, what kind of roundup would it be without a couch gag? Attempted a few times, PDX-stitch has got the furthest so far, with a 3 year stitch time…

Saturn V Blueprint Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

27/07/201727/07/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Title: Saturn V Blueprint
Date Completed: June 2017
Design: Lord Libidan
Count: 14
Canvas: Navy
Colours: 1
Pop Culture: Space, Apollo

I’ve been squirreling away doing a lot of secret projects at the moment, however following on from my feature in Mr X Stitch’s Guide to Cross Stitch Book I was contacted about a new type of cross stitch magazine, XStitch, which includes contemporary and unique cross stitch patterns. I knew I had to put an idea into the ring, and so I got to work.

I knew I wanted it to scream out my usual style, however wanted it to be roughly A4 sized, so it fit on the pages better. I threw some initial ideas down, all which seemed a little un-Libidan like. However, when looking through my back catalogue of stitches I came across some of my blueprint cross stitches, such as the ZF-1 blueprint cross stitch. An idea started forming in my head and I realised the shape of my lightsaber blueprint cross stitch was a perfect fit.

I guess its time to look at the elephant in the room now. I love space. I had just finished reading The Martian for my second time when I looked at this project and my mind instantally went to space, and a very specific bllueprint; the original Saturn V blueprints. There were actually a whole raft, all made publlic a few years ago, however their detail always amazed me.

The pattern developed and got picked for the first issue. So you can find this pattern in the first issue of the Xstitch Mag. Below are a few examples stitched by readers:

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Free Epic Pokemon All Generations Cross Stitch Pattern

28/06/201702/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ 18 Comments

This is the big one. The most outrageous and insanely huge pattern I’ve found anywhere on the internet. It’s a combination of the first 5 generations of Pokemon, using generation 5 sprites. It’s basically a combination of the separate 5 epic pokemon generations cross stitch patterns we posted last week.
It’s a massive 798,000 stitches, with the finished piece well over a meter wide and tall on 14 count (almost 1.5m x 2m). If you attempt it, I salute you!

Stitch Count: 798w x 1000h
Finished Size: 57″ x 71.5″ or 145cm x 182cm (14ct)
Number of colors: 234 (DMC)

Download top right pattern
Download top left pattern
Download bottom right pattern
Download bottom left pattern

A few people have requested both color and black and white versions of the pattern. I’m working of this currently, however due to its size the program keeps crashing… :/

Lastly, the only person so far that is still stitching the pattern is samarin6 who last gave us the below update back in 2015, with just over 25% of the pattern complete; 3 years in.

pokemon epic all generations cross stitch by samarin6

Looking for something else? Check out our list of free cross stitch patterns for more.

Free Epic Pokemon Generations Cross Stitch Patterns

epic pokemon generation 1 cross stitch pattern

20/06/201702/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ 18 Comments

Some of the most requested Pokemon patterns out there, and seen as some of the most epic; Servotron’s epic Pokemon cross stitch patterns.
We’ve compiled all 5 of the versions, showing the first 5 generations of Pokemon in the generation 5 Pokemon sprites. Each pattern is the same size, and uses the same 105 master colors.

Stitch Count: 256w x 450h
Finished Size: 18.3″ x 32.1″ or 46.4cm x 81.6cm (14ct)
Number of colors: 105 (generation 1), 101 (generation 2), 105 (generation 3), 103 (generation 4) & 101 (generation 5) DMC

Download Gen 1 COLOR pattern
Download Gen 1 B&W pattern

Download Gen 2 COLOR pattern
Download Gen 2 B&W pattern

Download Gen 3 COLOR pattern
Download Gen 3 B&W pattern

Download Gen 4 COLOR pattern
Download Gen 4 B&W pattern

Download Gen 5 COLOR pattern
Download Gen 2 B&W pattern

These patterns have been completed a few times (and we’ve even posted a few on the blog) and one of the greatest was by Eponases.

She even made this super awesome video timelapse:

Epic Pokemon Generation 2 cross stitch finished — Finished epic Pokemon generation 2 cross stitch pattern

Looking for a truly epic pattern? Have you seen our epic all generations Pokemon cross stitch pattern?

Looking for something else? Check out our list of free cross stitch patterns for more.

Nintendo 64 Micro Console Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

10/06/201723/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Title: Micro Nintendo64 Console
Date Completed: June 2017
Design: Lord Libidan
Count: 14
Canvas: Plastic
Colours: 13
Game: Nintendo, Pokemon Stadium & Legend of Zelda

I recently saw some awesome retro adverts for the SNES in a Japanese magazine and just fell in love with how they were sold. This idea floated around my head for some time, and I had a play with the idea when I made my 3D arcade cabinet cross stitch and it gave me the enthusiasum to create another 3D project, a super small console. The Nintendo64 jumped into my head, and I started planning based on a pixelated controller I had created some years ago. As it developed I also decided to include 2 controllers, and 2 games; Pokemon Stadium and the golden Legend of Zelda cartridges (using metallic threads, following the success of my gold Zelda cartridge cross stitch).

Once created I wanted to create a design close to the original advert that inspired me:

Pokemon Map Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

04/06/201723/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Title: Pokemon National Map
Date Completed: June 2017
Design: Lord Libidan
Count: 14
Canvas: Pale Blue
Colours: 13
Game: Pokemon

I like maps. In fact, in the past I’ve created a few map pieces, including the cross stitch map by SuckUK, and I’ve been intending to create a cross stitch map from the ground up for sometime, however I never settled on which game. I tried a fallout vault, a hitman map, even looking into final fantasy for a while, however I realised that there was one game I always went back to, that shared a map between all its games; Pokemon.

This is the national map, meaning it doesn’t contain Unova, Kalos, or any of the ranger games. However even then, there is a large amount of made up parts. The Pokemon games have never reveiled how the world looks. I used hints and comments from the games to create a unified design which looked good to me.

The Best Game Of Thrones Cross Stitch

30/05/201701/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

Who holds the iron cross stitch throne? We’ll it will take less than 8 seasons to find out, beleive me. However when you see how awesome these Game of Thrones cross stitches are you’ll be itching for the new season in July!

What round up would be complete without a map of Westeros? This is a map that’s been recreated a lot on the internet, but I tracked down the first version.

However, that isn’t to say other versions are bad. This Mario Game of Thrones mash up is just brilliant!

Another mash up in the form of this Pokemon stitch, back when we thought Jon and Khaleesi would fight it out… *fingers crossed for them getting married*

Speaking of alliances, hows this banner based cross stitch, done on linen to make it look older and more in fitting with the lore of Game of Thrones.

Hodor hodor hodor hodor. Hodor.

And finally, some way off from Christmas, I know… but its so darn clever.

The Best Star Wars Cross Stitch

04/05/201701/05/2018 ~ LordLibidan ~ Leave a comment

May the 4th be with you on this festively Star Wars themed round up!

To start us off, we have an awesome dark side composite image, making up Vader’s face out of Empire goodness. Frankly, this would be awesome if it was made in any medium, but to condense all that into cross stitch is truly brilliant.

Next up is something I created for a Star Wars Cross stitch book, which comes in both dark side and light side examples.

Sometimes however simplicity wins. This storm trooper, utilizing a hoop and white aida to create most of the piece is genius!

No list of Star Wars would be complete without mentioning this epic Star Wars tapestry, that is a chronology of the first 6 films in the series. At 30 foot long, and frankly some of the best films ever created, its definitely going to give the epic Pokemon cross stitch a run for its money.

Lord Libidan