Ok, I’m going to be geeking out a little bit this week. I apologize in advance. It’s just that I saw a post on flickr by one of my favorite contributors to the Phat Quarter, krupp, and it has inpired me to explore the topic of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy stitches. 
This is the cross stitch krupp posted, a marvelous take on a great quote from the first book in the Hitchhiker series. The addition of the clock hands make this extra special. Not only that, krupp mentions that three of the four lines of text measure exactly 42 stitches wide – an unplanned occurence. Awesome. On a different, but still geeky, topic, we featuered krupp’s Dr. Who stitch previously. You can see that post here.
Speaking of 42:
This patch was created by MoeSewCo (featured here recently) and it’s a simple statement of the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Of course, no one knows the question, but I am personally leaning towards “What’s six times seven?”
I absolutley LOVE the fact that a Beware of the Leopard cross stitch exists. It’s a small moment in the book, but one of my favorites. Arthur Dent describes finding plans that were “on display” in the local planning office: “It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard’.” I’m so pleased that proxoper1 thought to make it and then posted it on flickr to share it with the world. Lovely. 
In my quest for more HHGTTG stitchery, I found this bag made by alien_sunset. One one side, the international sign for needing a lift.
On the other, “Don’t Panic” is embroidered in large, friendly letters. Very cool. Obviously made by a frood who knows where their towel is.
Okay, my geekout is over. And if you didn’t understand any of this because you haven’t read Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, please, do it now. You’ll be glad you did! 
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No whales? :}
Douglas Adams, we hardly knew ye. Sniff.
Anyway, great selection of topics, Jamie! I’d be proud to have thought up and executed any of these. I sure hope that Beware of the Leopard is hung on a lavatory door somewhere.
No whales, arlee. I searched far and wide and these were the only examples of HHGTTG needlework I could find. If anyone finds any more, please send them my way!
Thanks, Tara! I kind of want to whip up a “Beware of the Leopard” myself and hang it on the guest room door.
And now you know where I got the 42 from…..
Just a quick mention to Tara – um, this is Beefranck’s Emporium.
She lets me look at the stuff but if I break it I have to buy it.
Where’s Marvin “Don’t talk to me about life” Paranoid Android?
Where’s the potted gerainium?
BTW So long and thanks for all the fish
I vote whales only if they have accompanying flower pots.
Wow, thanks for creating this page! Was just undertaking such a search myself – so kind of you to pull it all together. I thought I was a total DNA nerd but didn’t even remember the leopard – thanks for the reminder. I’m now a city planner. Do you think they’d let me post a sign on our bathroom? The bag is also great – and the handle is too!