There are. It's introductions/photographs, patterns, then very, very instructive, detailed 'how to make this pattern' lists.

I love this one (I also stitch a lot and live in same city as the national headquarters of The Embroider's Guild of America with a wonderful museum and have taught needlework classes). Great patterns (a couple were a miss with me, mostly do to lack of detail). Great instructions.

Would have thought the medium and the photos too "soft/squishy" for Grimlock. I have a collectible (heavy) solid pewter Enterprise ornament ...

I don't think or teach that it is 100% always correct to start in the middle. (Always correct to make sure you leave a decent fabric border around the stitching, at least two to three inches on all sides and know how large that border/white-space is).

If there is a strong square/rectangular border (or n the case of photorealistic or other patterns that are completely stitched with no fabric/ground left open/unstitched) -- you start in corner, usually upper left if you stitch left to right or upper right if you stitch right to left. Plus if starting in the middle or corner, get to a section with lots of the same color as quickly as possible to create a good section for anchoring and hiding threads.

I actually like cross stitching, and I like Star Trek. I'd /love/ a Transformers cross stitch book like cray, though.

At one time, JanLynn had that character license. Not likely authorized but there's this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-Cross-Stitch-Pattern-/251094052898

I don't know who does now, but there are not enough Transformers books out there in general :(

There used to be a Janlynn outlet store near me where they sold CS kits for half price. Man, I loved that place so much.

Digital issues are currently half-price (android and iPad) for British magazine "The CrossStitcher" and the January 2014 had robots that weren't for a baby nursery. Not transformers but decent looking robots.

Niiiice! Not sure I'll get it - depends on how much robot content there is versus other content - but I will look into this.

I'd immediately snap up a book full of Transformers cross stitch patterns.

Just the one robot pattern. I think their retro booklet has either this one or other robot patterns in it; I'm re downloading to check and will post a screenshot ( without copyrighted the pattern itself) if I remembered correctly.

My bad. No robots in the booklet. Some comic book stuff and video game characters (think Space Invaders) I'll throw up on dashboard for you.

Thanks. Going to check it out.

It's a really great book :D

I like Star Trek. My husband, on the other hand, is an extreme Trekkie.

Isn't it great?