Product Description
Team Awesome Cross Stitch Pattern by DMC (PAT0766) – Free Downloadable PDF
The Team Awesome pattern (Équipe Génial in French) is a free downloadable cross stitch chart from the DMC Library, released in 2018. This intermediate-level embroidery design is presented as a coloured cross stitch chart, making it accessible for stitchers who are comfortable with basic counted cross stitch but ready to work with a multi-colour palette. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is bilingual, featuring instructions in both English and French.
What Is Being Made
The finished piece is a decorative cross stitch embroidery featuring the phrase "Team Awesome" as its central motif. The design is cheerful and bold, making it ideal for framing, gifting, or displaying as a fun piece of textile art. It would suit a wide range of settings, from a child's bedroom to a home office or craft room. The bilingual title — Équipe Génial — reflects DMC's international design approach, and the pattern is suitable for stitchers worldwide.
Techniques Used
- Counted cross stitch – the primary technique, worked by following a coloured grid chart and placing X-shaped stitches over an even-weave or Aida fabric
- Quarter stitches (1/4 stitches) – indicated on the chart to allow for finer detail and smoother curves within the design, a technique that requires slightly more precision and is one reason the pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty
Stitches Used
- Full cross stitch – the foundational stitch of the design, formed by two diagonal stitches crossing at the centre
- Quarter cross stitch (1/4 stitch) – used for detail areas, where only one diagonal of the cross is completed, travelling from a corner to the centre of the fabric square
Colour Palette
The pattern uses six DMC thread colours, all from the DMC Mouliné Spécial range. The specific colour codes featured in the chart are:
- DMC 945 – a warm, peachy skin tone
- DMC 402 – a medium light mahogany, offering warm orange-brown tones
- DMC 720 – a deep orange spice, rich and vibrant
- DMC 761 – a soft, light salmon pink
- DMC 951 – a light tawny or pale peach tone
- DMC 310 – classic black, used for bold outlines and lettering definition
This warm, earthy palette punctuated with black gives the design a lively yet cohesive appearance.
Materials Required
- DMC Mouliné Spécial Embroidery Thread (117MC) – the recommended stranded cotton thread, available in the six colour codes listed above
- Cross stitch fabric – such as Aida or even-weave linen; the pattern specifies DMC cross stitch fabric as the recommended ground fabric
- A tapestry needle (blunt-tipped, suitable for counted cross stitch on even-weave fabric)
- An embroidery hoop or frame to keep the fabric taut while stitching
- Embroidery scissors for trimming thread ends neatly
About DMC Mouliné Spécial Thread
DMC Mouliné Spécial is the world's most recognised stranded embroidery cotton, made up of six divisible strands that can be separated and recombined to achieve different coverage and texture effects. For standard cross stitch on Aida fabric, two strands are typically used for full and quarter stitches, though the exact strand count may vary depending on the fabric count chosen. The thread is colourfast, mercerised for a subtle sheen, and available in hundreds of shades — making it the ideal choice
Specifications
| Brand: | DMC |
| Craft: | Embroidery |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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