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Click here or on the picture above for a printable PDF pattern for Skyscraper Alphabet Design14. A new window (or tab) will open so you can keep your place here.
"Skyscraper" fits a lot in a small horizontal space.
In the Design Example
The Skyscraper Alphabet 14 is stitched on 14-count Aida using DMC floss:
- 2 strands for cross stitches or half stitches
- 1 strand for backstitches
Description: Block letters, standard/straight
Characters Included
- Upper Case Letters
- Lower Case Letters
- Numbers
- Punctuation
Height
- The upper case letters are 14 stitches high
- The lower case letters without ascenders or descenders (ex: a, c, o) are 8 stitches high
- The lower case letters with only ascenders (ex: b, d, h) or only descenders, (ex: g, p, y) are 14 stitches high
- The lower case "j", with descender and a dot above, is 20 stitches high
Width
These letters have varying widths. Most of the upper and lower case letters are 5 stitches wide.
Stitch Complexity
- Half or Full Cross Stitches
- Backstitches
The design example shows this alphabet constructed with half stitches. However, full cross stitches can easily be substituted.
Learn any unfamiliar stitches by clicking on the "How To..." button on the left menu, or click here, then select tutorial links at the bottom of the page.
Floss
It is assumed that you will change the floss color to reflect your tastes and to coordinate with the rest of your project. Use the same number of strandsthat you are using throughout the rest of your cross stitch pattern.
How to Fit Text into a Design
Learn how to select and adapt cross stitch alphabets by clicking on the "Alphabet 123s" button on the left menu, or click here.
Click here for a printable cross stitch pattern for this design.
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