Halloween cats
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The numbers
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 68.1 x 28.2 cm | 26.8 x 11.1 in | 84 x 44 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 53.5 x 22.1 cm | 21.1 x 8.7 in | 70 x 38 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 46.8 x 19.4 cm | 18.4 x 7.6 in | 63 x 35 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 41.6 x 17.2 cm | 16.4 x 6.8 in | 58 x 33 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 37.5 x 15.5 cm | 14.8 x 6.1 in | 53 x 31 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 34.1 x 14.1 cm | 13.4 x 5.5 in | 50 x 30 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 972 | 4,283 | 17.9 % | 3 |
| DMC 208 | 2,441 | 10.2 % | 2 |
| DMC 741 | 2,243 | 9.4 % | 2 |
| DMC 310 | 2,128 | 8.9 % | 2 |
| DMC 437 | 2,032 | 8.5 % | 2 |
| DMC 552 | 1,638 | 6.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 740 | 1,628 | 6.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 436 | 1,405 | 5.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3834 | 1,404 | 5.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 946 | 1,342 | 5.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 817 | 1,282 | 5.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 666 | 639 | 2.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 3828 | 616 | 2.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 19 | 362 | 1.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 3078 | 323 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 320 | 188 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| 16 threads | 23,954 | 100 % | 22 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 23,954 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 760 lone stitches, 3.2 % of the total, and 98 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
