2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #58 - Tails by Makibird

And the last video game sprite is Sonic's friend, sidekick, companion Tails! So called because he has 2 tails and can kind of hover like a helicopter. I hadn't played any of the newer games with Tails, only the original Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. DD has played some though, and watched the TV shows. I think Shadow is her favourite character, but possibly Tails is a close second. 

Here's the finish:

Tails by Makibird

stitched 2 over 1 on 14ct silver perforated paper

with DMC as charted

This one I made more mistakes than the other 2 combined. I also "finished" 3 colours, since I was stitching all of one colour before switching to the next, etc. and had to go back and put in extra stitches for 3 of the colours. But it's a fun finish and although it can take a bit to see the character, if you follow the darker outline, you can make him out. 

After all the colour changes I might be up for some more monochrome, but I'll have to see what calls to me. I'm at the point where a lot of the charts I've pulled are fine, I'd like to start them, but they don't have the same pull that some of the early starts did. It's possible I'm up for a smaller full coverage project, we'll see how the workday treats me, etc. 

I hope you've all had a good day of stitching!

Happy Stitching, 

Tiffstitch

2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #57 - Sonic the Hedgehog by Makibird

If you weren't familiar with yesterday's video game sprite, then maybe today you'll know this one? It's a more common character and tends to show up in lots of places, movies, TV shows and Nintendo video games, despite this being a Sega character originally. 

Without further ado, this is Sonic:

Sonic the Hedgehog by Makibird

stitched 2 over 1 on 14ct silver perforated paper

with DMC as charted

I mixed up one of the blue colours in this one, but I don't think it mattered, so I didn't change it out. The two colours were very similar shades. Again, no need for backstitch with the colour changes, so it turned out pretty well I think, despite my error in the colours. The shoes in particular I like since you can kind of see how the back leg is lifted and the front leg is planted for him to go run or roll off at high speeds. 

Hope you've all had good stitching days, and see you next time for one more sprite!

Happy Stitching, 

Tiffstitch

2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #56 - Shadow by Makibird

After that large-ish start last time, I felt the need for a few smaller projects, so I pulled out some sprite patterns I've had for ages. I don't believe these are still available, at least the website didn't seem to exist any more. 

If any of you have or do play video games, these next few days should be familiar. First up in my list is Shadow:

Shadow by Makibird

stitched 2 over 1 on 14ct silver perforated paper

with DMC as charted

There's a fair bit of colours in these to give them definition without the backstitch, and they're fairly quick. I think each one took me 2 nights of stitching time. I believe this is the only one I stitched without any frogging. 

I hope you've all had good stitching days!

Happy Stitching, 

Tiffstitch