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POPPI the nurse, syringe and first-aid case in hand, made to have a name stitched underneath. 62 x 105 stitches and only 7 colors, so she works up in an afternoon and fits on the pocket of a scrubs top or in a small frame.
She is narrow and tall, so there is room to spare: pick a font from the Collection, type the name in Puntotek and place it under her feet. Given away with the name of the person receiving it, she stops being a pattern and becomes theirs.
POPPI nurse
This pattern is free: open it, change it however you like and publish your version in the gallery, under your name.
Files open with the Puntotek app.
The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 14.3 x 24.2 cm | 5.6 x 9.5 in | 30 x 40 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 11.2 x 19.1 cm | 4.4 x 7.5 in | 27 x 35 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 9.8 x 16.7 cm | 3.9 x 6.6 in | 26 x 33 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 8.7 x 14.8 cm | 3.4 x 5.8 in | 25 x 31 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 7.9 x 13.3 cm | 3.1 x 5.3 in | 24 x 29 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 7.2 x 12.1 cm | 2.8 x 4.8 in | 23 x 28 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 B5200 | 1,623 | 45.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 310 | 760 | 21.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 606 | 532 | 15.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 967 | 331 | 9.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 972 | 271 | 7.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 3846 | 17 | 0.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 321 | 9 | 0.3 % | 1 |
| 7 threads | 3,543 | 100 % | 7 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 3,543 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 81 lone stitches, 2.3 % of the total, and 6 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
