Details

Size: 52 × 69 mm
Stitches: 9,082
Colours: 6
Stitching time: ≈ 19 min (700 stitches/min)
Recommended hoop: 10 × 10 cm
Formats: PES · JEF · VP3 · DST · EXP · HUS
Category: Halloween

Threads to prepare

Sage green #c2d6a8
Black #352c30
Dark grey #5b5052
White #ffffff
Sage green #99b789
Grey #7a7271

About this design

Green Monster shows a small character with a sage-green face, a square head and spiky black hair, big round eyes and a calm half-smile. He wears grey dungarees with straps and stands slightly leaning to one side. The style is flat colour with thick black outlines, like a cartoon illustration, finished with a white border all around.

At 52 × 69 mm it suits a Halloween tote bag, a child's sweatshirt or a zip pouch. On knits, use a cut-away stabiliser underneath and a water-soluble film on top so the black outlines of this machine embroidery stay crisp. A light background, ecru or pale grey, lets the green stand out.

How to stitch it

Prepare 6 threads: sage green, black, dark grey, white, sage green, grey. The names give the closest shade; pick the one you like in your thread brand.
Hoop the fabric in a 10 × 10 cm hoop with a stabiliser: tear-away for woven fabric (cotton, linen, canvas), cut-away for stretchy fabric (T-shirt, sweatshirt, bodysuit).
Stitch the colours in this order: sage green → black → dark grey → white → sage green → grey → black → white → dark grey → sage green → grey. The machine stops at each thread change (10 changes, 37 trims).
Allow about 19 minutes at 700 stitches per minute, 9,082 stitches in all.
For another size, open the design in the studio rather than enlarging it on the machine: the stitches are recalculated and the density stays right.