Emblemas / EmblemsMachu Picchu with Huayna Picchu rising behind it and the sun coming up over the top, snow-capped mountains on either side and, in the foreground, a llama with its red blanket and tassels. To one side, red flowers; underneath, PERU in big letters between Andean woven diamonds. It is 122 x 149 stitches in 14 colors, about 22 by 27 centimetres on 14-count.
The terraces are the absorbing part: beiges, greys and greens meet there in narrow steps, and it pays to keep the chart close. The rest is large, clean areas — the mountain, the sky, the lettering — and a good deal of the fabric stays bare, so it moves along faster than it looks. A keepsake for anyone who has climbed up there.
Essential Peru
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 28.2 x 34.4 cm | 11.1 x 13.5 in | 44 x 50 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 22.1 x 27.0 cm | 8.7 x 10.6 in | 38 x 43 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 19.4 x 23.7 cm | 7.6 x 9.3 in | 35 x 40 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 17.2 x 21.0 cm | 6.8 x 8.3 in | 33 x 37 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 15.5 x 18.9 cm | 6.1 x 7.5 in | 31 x 35 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 14.1 x 17.2 cm | 5.5 x 6.8 in | 30 x 33 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 909 | 3,185 | 28.2 % | 2 |
| DMC 666 | 1,715 | 15.2 % | 2 |
| DMC 907 | 1,165 | 10.3 % | 1 |
| DMC BLANC | 1,114 | 9.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 972 | 1,049 | 9.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 3844 | 949 | 8.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 10 | 739 | 6.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 07 | 269 | 2.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 739 | 258 | 2.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 640 | 245 | 2.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 906 | 211 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3782 | 197 | 1.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 3819 | 124 | 1.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 433 | 78 | 0.7 % | 1 |
| 14 threads | 11,298 | 100 % | 16 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 11,298 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 82 lone stitches, 0.7 % of the total, and 14 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
