Clásicos / ClassicsCross-stitch design inspired by the Knights Templar, featuring two imposing medieval knights with swords, armor, and symbols of the order. A 196 × 182 stitch pattern using 10 colors, designed to achieve a detailed, elegant, and striking result without requiring an excessive color palette.
Double knight, Custodes Fidei
This pattern is free: open it, change it however you like and publish your version in the gallery, under your name.
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 45.3 x 42.0 cm | 17.8 x 16.5 in | 61 x 58 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 35.6 x 33.0 cm | 14.0 x 13.0 in | 52 x 49 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 31.1 x 28.9 cm | 12.3 x 11.4 in | 47 x 45 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 27.7 x 25.7 cm | 10.9 x 10.1 in | 44 x 42 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 24.9 x 23.1 cm | 9.8 x 9.1 in | 41 x 39 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 22.6 x 21.0 cm | 8.9 x 8.3 in | 39 x 37 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 | 5,047 | 29.8 % | 3 |
| DMC ECRU | 2,384 | 14.1 % | 2 |
| DMC 04 | 2,042 | 12.1 % | 2 |
| DMC 782 | 1,741 | 10.3 % | 2 |
| DMC 666 | 1,571 | 9.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 02 | 1,254 | 7.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 822 | 1,206 | 7.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 321 | 899 | 5.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 783 | 659 | 3.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 743 | 121 | 0.7 % | 1 |
| 10 threads | 16,924 | 100 % | 15 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 16,924 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 316 lone stitches, 1.9 % of the total, and 67 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
