Christmas Cottage with Gnome

About This Design

This christmas cottage design stitches out at 113.3 × 113.5 mm (4.5 × 4.5 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 9,969 stitches at a density of about 77.5 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~17 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 7
• Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.

Fabric & Hooping

At about 77.5 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 113.3 × 113.5 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.

Thread Colors in This Design

DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:

• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
• 721 Medium Orange Spice
• 807 Peacock Blue
• 434 Light Brown
• 3716 Very Light Dusty Rose
• 3013 Light Khaki Green

Stitching Notes

With 6 colors and 5 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.

What to Make With It

Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.