Emblemas / EmblemsCanada in five threads and no more: the red maple leaf filling the sky — the same one that has been in the middle of the flag since 1965 — the snow-capped Rockies, fir woods on both sides, a moose coming down to the lake and a red canoe pulled up on the shore. Below, CANADA in tall letters over a border of maples and little firs. It is 125 x 155 stitches in 5 colors, about 23 by 28 centimetres on 14-count.
Essential Canada
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 | 28.9 x 35.8 cm | 11.4 x 14.1 in | 45 x 52 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 22.7 x 28.1 cm | 8.9 x 11.1 in | 39 x 44 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 19.8 x 24.6 cm | 7.8 x 9.7 in | 36 x 41 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 17.6 x 21.9 cm | 6.9 x 8.6 in | 34 x 38 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 15.9 x 19.7 cm | 6.3 x 7.8 in | 32 x 36 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 14.4 x 17.9 cm | 5.7 x 7.0 in | 30 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 606 | 3,967 | 35.2 % | 3 |
| DMC 699 | 3,270 | 29.0 % | 2 |
| DMC 3844 | 1,711 | 15.2 % | 2 |
| DMC BLANC | 1,511 | 13.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 3726 | 825 | 7.3 % | 1 |
| 5 threads | 11,284 | 100 % | 9 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 11,284 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 56 lone stitches, 0.5 % of the total, and 5 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
