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The numbers
200 x 150Stitches
30,000Total stitches
40Colors
43Skeins (14 ct)
0 %Bare fabric
Size by fabric count
| Count | Stitches/cm | The design | In inches | Fabric to buy * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ct | 4.3 | 46.2 x 34.6 cm | 18.2 x 13.6 in | 62 x 51 cm |
| 14 ct | 5.5 | 36.3 x 27.2 cm | 14.3 x 10.7 in | 52 x 43 cm |
| 16 ct | 6.3 | 31.8 x 23.8 cm | 12.5 x 9.4 in | 48 x 40 cm |
| 18 ct | 7.1 | 28.2 x 21.2 cm | 11.1 x 8.3 in | 44 x 37 cm |
| 20 ct | 7.9 | 25.4 x 19.1 cm | 10.0 x 7.5 in | 41 x 35 cm |
| 22 ct | 8.7 | 23.1 x 17.3 cm | 9.1 x 6.8 in | 39 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 310 | 2,792 | 9.3 % | 2 |
| DMC 780 | 2,243 | 7.5 % | 2 |
| DMC 938 | 1,730 | 5.8 % | 2 |
| DMC 814 | 1,596 | 5.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 3371 | 1,476 | 4.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 950 | 1,388 | 4.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 782 | 1,232 | 4.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 400 | 1,228 | 4.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 436 | 1,056 | 3.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 898 | 974 | 3.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 300 | 967 | 3.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 433 | 879 | 2.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 976 | 830 | 2.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 977 | 801 | 2.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 3856 | 674 | 2.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 437 | 667 | 2.2 % | 1 |
| DMC 435 | 642 | 2.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 783 | 608 | 2.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 3829 | 557 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3826 | 554 | 1.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 738 | 521 | 1.7 % | 1 |
| DMC 975 | 487 | 1.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 3827 | 481 | 1.6 % | 1 |
| DMC 434 | 453 | 1.5 % | 1 |
| DMC 422 | 430 | 1.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 420 | 425 | 1.4 % | 1 |
| DMC 301 | 400 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 21 | 397 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 3771 | 381 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 3828 | 376 | 1.3 % | 1 |
| DMC 815 | 316 | 1.1 % | 1 |
| DMC 869 | 295 | 1.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 3778 | 295 | 1.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 167 | 288 | 1.0 % | 1 |
| DMC 758 | 275 | 0.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3064 | 266 | 0.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 842 | 261 | 0.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 729 | 256 | 0.9 % | 1 |
| DMC 3859 | 254 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| DMC 680 | 249 | 0.8 % | 1 |
| 40 threads | 30,000 | 100 % | 43 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 30,000 stitches are full cross stitch: no half stitches and no backstitch to follow.
It has 9,496 lone stitches, 31.7 % of the total, and 6,273 of those have no neighbour of their color at all. The more there are, the more the needle jumps.
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