PixelGirl

About the Design

This pattern captures a stylized pixel-art face framed by two-tone hair in dusty pink and hot pink, streaked with sky blue and finished with a tiny purple hair clip. Bold round glasses and a graphic pink mouth give the portrait a contemporary, almost digital-avatar feel, while the thick black outlines keep every shape crisp and easy to follow on the fabric.

Skill Level and Time

Rated advanced, this chart is built on a 168 by 138 stitch grid totaling 14,352 stitches. Expect to spend around 119.5 hours at the hoop, making it a satisfying long-term project rather than a quick weekend stitch. The dense outline work around the glasses and hair sections calls for careful color placement, so a bit of prior cross stitch experience will help keep the linework clean.

Palette and Materials

The design draws from a 36-color palette, ranging from deep charcoal blacks to soft blue-grays and muted violets that build shading into the hair and background details. Stitchers will want to keep a well-organized floss system on hand, since many shades sit close together in tone and are used in small blocks throughout the piece. Worked on standard Aida or evenweave fabric, this pattern rewards patience with a striking, ready-to-frame result.