Emblemas / EmblemsAll of Arkansas inside its own outline: the State Capitol, the pine forests and the mountains, the river with its bridge, the sun, and in the middle the diamond from its flag with the state's name. Underneath, ARKANSAS in red and USA between stars. It is 132 x 157 stitches in 8 colors, about 24 by 28 centimetres on 14-count.
Every detail is there for a reason: the diamond on the flag stands for diamonds, since Arkansas was the only diamond-producing state in the country, and the two white flowers are apple blossoms, the state flower since 1901. It stitches without complications: clean blocks of colour and almost no isolated stitches.
Essential Arkansas
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 30.5 x 36.3 cm | 12.0 x 14.3 in | 46 x 52 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 23.9 x 28.5 cm | 9.4 x 11.2 in | 40 x 44 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 21.0 x 24.9 cm | 8.3 x 9.8 in | 37 x 41 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 18.6 x 22.2 cm | 7.3 x 8.7 in | 35 x 38 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 16.8 x 19.9 cm | 6.6 x 7.9 in | 33 x 36 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 15.2 x 18.1 cm | 6.0 x 7.1 in | 31 x 34 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 BLANC | 4,742 | 31.2 % | 3 |
| DMC 909 | 3,867 | 25.4 % | 3 |
| DMC 666 | 2,736 | 18.0 % | 2 |
| DMC 3842 | 1,241 | 8.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 906 | 1,181 | 7.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 3845 | 1,175 | 7.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 972 | 244 | 1.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 818 | 16 | 0.1 % | 1 |
| 8 threads | 15,202 | 100 % | 13 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 15,202 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 76 lone stitches, 0.5 % of the total, and 19 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
