Clásicos / ClassicsA crusader face on, helm closed and sword pointing to the ground, with the motto "Custos fidei" — keeper of the faith — stitched above in blackletter with its red initial. 98 x 208 stitches and only 10 colors: it looks harder than it is, because it is all flat blocks of color.
It is tall and narrow, more than twice as long as it is wide, so it asks to hang like a banner rather than sit in a frame. And it pairs with Custos Fidei knight II, the same figure in brown and steel, to face each other.
Custos Fidei knight I
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 22.6 x 48.0 cm | 8.9 x 18.9 in | 39 x 64 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 17.8 x 37.7 cm | 7.0 x 14.9 in | 34 x 54 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 15.6 x 33.0 cm | 6.1 x 13.0 in | 32 x 49 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 13.8 x 29.4 cm | 5.4 x 11.6 in | 30 x 45 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 12.4 x 26.4 cm | 4.9 x 10.4 in | 28 x 42 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 11.3 x 24.0 cm | 4.5 x 9.5 in | 27 x 40 cm |
* The fabric to buy allows 8 cm on each side for the hoop and the frame. The highlighted row is 14-count, the most common: the pattern has the same number of stitches on every fabric, what changes is how big each one is.
Suggested fabric: white.
The threads
| Thread | Stitches | Of the total | Skeins * |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC 310 | 3,324 | 37.1 % | 2 |
| DMC 666 | 1,419 | 15.8 % | 1 |
| DMC ECRU | 1,052 | 11.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 321 | 831 | 9.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 822 | 580 | 6.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 02 | 490 | 5.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 783 | 478 | 5.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 04 | 407 | 4.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 782 | 313 | 3.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 743 | 68 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| 10 threads | 8,962 | 100 % | 11 skeins |
* The skeins are a guide: they assume about 1,700 stitches per skein with two strands on 14-count, rounded up. Finer thread goes further, doubled thread goes less far.
What this one asks of you
All 8,962 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 86 lone stitches, 1.0 % of the total, and 15 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
