Cat with Yarn
Cat with Yarn is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 79.5 × 92.6 mm with 14,761 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 25 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 8
- Stitches
- 14,761
- Design Size
- 79.5 × 92.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~25 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 97
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Download Files
Free for personal use. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way.
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 · Warm Gray | 5,869 |
| 2 | 29 · White | 2,123 |
| 3 | 57 · Flesh Pink | 259 |
| 4 | 20 · Black | 306 |
| 5 | 43 · Pink | 569 |
| 6 | 3 · Teal Green | 827 |
| 7 | 25 · Deep Rose | 989 |
| 8 | 20 · Black | 3,609 |
About This Design
This gray cat with yarn design stitches out at 79.5 × 92.6 mm (3.1 × 3.6 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 14,761 stitches at a density of about 200.5 stitches/cm².
Hooping & Stabilizer
The design fits a 4" x 4" (100 x 100 mm) hoop. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabilizer for knits and stretchy fabrics, or tear-away for stable wovens. Hoop the fabric drum-tight without stretching it.
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~25 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 97
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Project Ideas
Designs like this gray cat with yarn work beautifully on kids' clothing, towels, tote bags, quilt blocks and nursery decor. Stitch a test on scrap fabric first to dial in tension and stabilizer.
