Christmas Tree with Toys and Gifts

About This Design

This christmas tree design stitches out at 158.8 × 170.9 mm (6.3 × 6.7 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 23,789 stitches at a density of about 87.7 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~40 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 13
• 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 87.7 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 158.8 × 170.9 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.

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:

• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
• 321 Red
• 741 Medium Tangerine
• 3013 Light Khaki Green
• 208 Very Dark Lavender
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 3716 Very Light Dusty Rose
• 702 Kelly Green
• 820 Very Dark Royal Blue

Stitching Notes

10 colors across 9 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. 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.