Snowman with Top Hat

About This Design

This snowman design stitches out at 80.6 × 99.4 mm (3.2 × 3.9 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 14,413 stitches at a density of about 179.9 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~24 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 16
• 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 179.9 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 80.6 × 99.4 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:

• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 743 Medium Yellow
• 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
• 317 Pewter Gray
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 310 Black

Stitching Notes

8 colors across 7 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.