Emblemas / EmblemsThe emblem of Prineville, in Central Oregon, in the style of a national park sign: the sky, the rimrock cliffs, the Crooked River, a tall tree on one side and a train crossing the scene. The train is no decoration: the town runs the oldest city-owned railroad in the United States, in operation since 1918. Underneath, CITY OF PRINEVILLE OREGON in white. It is 162 x 157 stitches in 6 colors, about 29 by 28 centimetres on 14-count.
It stitches without surprises: six threads, large patches of colour and barely a dozen isolated stitches in the whole piece. And since the fabric only shows outside the shield, any fabric colour will do. A good keepsake for anyone who has been through Central Oregon.
City of Prineville, Oregon
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 37.4 x 36.3 cm | 14.7 x 14.3 in | 53 x 52 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 29.4 x 28.5 cm | 11.6 x 11.2 in | 45 x 44 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 25.7 x 24.9 cm | 10.1 x 9.8 in | 42 x 41 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 22.9 x 22.2 cm | 9.0 x 8.7 in | 39 x 38 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 20.6 x 19.9 cm | 8.1 x 7.9 in | 37 x 36 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 18.7 x 18.1 cm | 7.4 x 7.1 in | 35 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 801 | 11,061 | 54.8 % | 7 |
| DMC 3846 | 3,330 | 16.5 % | 2 |
| DMC 3855 | 2,255 | 11.2 % | 2 |
| DMC B5200 | 1,857 | 9.2 % | 2 |
| DMC 977 | 1,011 | 5.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 471 | 686 | 3.4 % | 1 |
| 6 threads | 20,200 | 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 20,200 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 11 lone stitches, 0.1 % of the total, and 4 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
