This afternoon I stumbled upon a cross stitch pattern generator I wasn't previously aware of as I folllowed links from one website to another to another as one does.

I ended up playing with it for over an hour and liked what I saw.

For those not familiar with online pattern generators, you upload a photo or other graphic, fill in a few blanks  regarding finished size desired, fabric count, number of colors to use, etc and the program creates a pattern for you.