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POPPI the hairdresser, with scissors stitched on her hat, a hairdryer in one hand and a mirror in the other. She is 96 x 110 stitches in 8 colors, the widest of the series by some way: both arms are out and the tools are in them. And the loose hair falling on either side is no accident — she is the only one showing off her own work.
She fits a tote bag for the tools, a small frame for the salon, or the corner of a towel. Pick a font from the Collection, type the name in Puntotek and set it under her feet. In a trade where everybody goes by their first name, stitching it on is almost compulsory.
POPPI hairdresser
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 | 22.2 x 25.4 cm | 8.7 x 10.0 in | 38 x 41 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 17.4 x 20.0 cm | 6.9 x 7.9 in | 33 x 36 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 15.2 x 17.5 cm | 6.0 x 6.9 in | 31 x 33 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 13.5 x 15.5 cm | 5.3 x 6.1 in | 30 x 32 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 12.2 x 14.0 cm | 4.8 x 5.5 in | 28 x 30 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 11.1 x 12.7 cm | 4.4 x 5.0 in | 27 x 29 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 956 | 1,845 | 37.3 % | 2 |
| DMC 310 | 1,028 | 20.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 912 | 610 | 12.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 967 | 494 | 10.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 900 | 486 | 9.8 % | 1 |
| DMC BLANC | 270 | 5.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 606 | 202 | 4.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 321 | 9 | 0.2 % | 1 |
| 8 threads | 4,944 | 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 4,944 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 253 lone stitches, 5.1 % of the total, and 0 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
