Digital cross-stitch pattern · PDF
please be patient with me i'm from 90s
Anyone who remembers dial-up will feel seen by this cross-stitch PDF. The design is a pixel-perfect error window: chunky gray dialog box, royal blue title bar, and an OK button just waiting.
At a glance
- Format
- Digital PDF download
- Chart size
- 139 × 70 stitches
- Finished size
- 25.2 × 12.7 cm / 9.93 × 5.00 in
- Colors
- 11 DMC colors
- Total stitches
- 9,718 stitches
- Thread
- 2 strands
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Anyone who remembers dial-up will feel seen by this cross-stitch PDF. The design is a pixel-perfect error window: chunky gray dialog box, royal blue title bar, and an OK button just waiting. Inside sits a mini time capsule - a blue floppy disk, a corded phone handset, a beige desktop computer, and a little burnt-orange cassette tape. Stitch it for your desk; it’s like a note from your past self.
Pattern details
This 90s cross stitch pattern is an instant-download PDF chart of a retro computer error window that pops up with the world's most relatable warning: please be patient with me, I'm from the 1990s.
- Everything a 90s kid misses is stacked inside one chunky grey dialog box, a blue floppy disk, a corded telephone handset, a beige desktop computer and a little burnt-orange cassette tape, all rendered in flat pixel art with a royal blue title bar and an OK button you'll never get to click. It is a funny, geeky throwback piece for anyone who grew up with dial-up, and it looks right at home above a desk.
- Stitch count: 139 x 70 (9,718 stitches)
- Finished size on 14 ct Aida: 9.93 x 5.00 in / 25.2 x 12.7 cm 16 ct Aida: 8.69 x 4.38 in / 22.1 x 11.1 cm 18 ct Aida: 7.72 x 3.89 in / 19.6 x 9.9 cm 28 ct evenweave: 9.93 x 5.00 in / 25.2 x 12.7 cm
- Colors: 11 DMC shades, 2 strands
- Stitches used: full cross stitches only
- no backstitch, no fractional stitches, no French knots
- Skill level: beginner-friendly. This is a full coverage cross stitch design, so the whole rectangle gets stitched and there is no background to leave bare
- which also means you can use ANY fabric color you like. The photographed versions are worked on white and cream Aida. Because every stitch sits against another stitch rather than against the fabric, nothing in the palette can disappear on you.
What you get
Your instant download includes:
- full-color symbol chart with the notes and color checklist pages to track your progress as you go
- printer-friendly black & white symbol chart
- DMC floss color list
- realistic stitched preview
- beginner's guide
- editable OXS file compatible with Pattern Keeper, MacStitch and WinStitch. Nothing is shipped, just download, print, and start stitching today.
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Personal use
This pattern is for personal use. You can stitch it for yourself and stitch it as a gift. Please do not resell, share, copy or redistribute the files, sell the chart as your own, or use it for mass production. The design and the chart stay the property of Stitch Jam Studio.
Good to know
You are buying a PDF chart, not a finished piece and not a kit. No fabric, floss or hoop is included. Colors on a screen can look different from real DMC floss. The preview shows how the finished piece could look. Your result depends on fabric count and floss. Files are in English. You need a PDF reader to open the charts. Free ones work fine.
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