Gamertell

I like hamsters. In fact, I’ve always had pet dwarf hamsters. So naturally I was drawn to the cuteness that is Hamtaro, from the series anime/manga series Hamtaro. So when I came across Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite sprites at The Shyguy Kingdom while looking for other sprites to use as potential… Continue Reading »

So far I think this is my favorite cross stitch so far. My most recent piece is of Etna, orginally from Disgaea but frequent guest star of other NIS games. I enjoyed making a prinny cross stitch the week before, and decided I wanted to try making another NIS PS2… Continue Reading »

In the latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine (April 2008), the letters section includes a submission from a fan of cross stitch. On page 9 you’ll find the following letter (full text follows in case you cannot read it all)... Continue Reading »

The timing worked out perfectly with this cross stitch, as it can now be considered a way to celebrate the great news of Disgaea for the DS. It is a standard blue prinny from the original Disgaea PS2 title. I’ve always adored the prinnies and thought they were adorable, plus… Continue Reading »

My latest cross stitch creation was a very special gift for my mom. She too loves video games (my dad and her owned an original Intellivision), and Burgertime was one of her favorite classic titles. Once she heard I was making cross stitch creations from video game sprites, she asked… Continue Reading »

My latest cross stitch was a request from one of my best friends. She’s a Legend of Zelda fan, so she asked if I could make a Link for her. This was the result. It is Link, accompanied by a little Navi. (If you’re a Phantom Hourglass fan, you can… Continue Reading »

Growing up, owning a NES was a big deal, and every game became part of a treasured memory. This is, in part, what drew me to Little Nemo: The Dream Master for my second video game cross stitch. For my second cross stitch I wanted to do a slightly larger… Continue Reading »

Here he is, straight from Kirby Squeak Squad to cross stitch, angel Kirby. I recently decided to try my hand at cross stitching sprites, with the familiar pink blob as my test subject. I used one of the images from the Spite Database, enlarged it with Microsoft Paint, and then… Continue Reading »

A recent post on Kotaku displayed a stunning example of video game devotion in a cross-stitch. The above creation, “Luigi’s Revenge” by John at Sprite Stitch is really just too cool for words. The amazing thing is how simple it is to create an intricate and detailed creation such as… Continue Reading »