Kangaroo On The Ice

kangaroo-hockey

$ 3.50 excl. VAT

A bold kangaroo plays hockey against a dark, simple background. Large color blocks and almost no isolated stitches create a steady, relaxed stitching rhythm.
Suitable for beginners who enjoy clear shapes and minimal color changes.

Description

This design shows a stylized kangaroo in motion with a hockey stick, lit by strong highlights against a dark ground. The background is almost entirely solid, so you spend most of your time filling larger areas without interruption. With only ten colors and an effective palette of about five, thread changes are infrequent and easy to track.

Confetti is almost nonexistent, which means you rarely park threads or chase single stitches. Edges around the kangaroo, skates, and stick are clean but not overly intricate, so outlining the silhouette stays straightforward. The small stitched area relative to the grid keeps the project light and manageable.

The rhythm is calm and repetitive, good for evenings when you want to stitch without much counting stress. It suits beginners and relaxed stitchers more than those who prefer dense detail or heavy shading. If you enjoy complex textures or high-confetti realism, this piece may feel too simple.

If you like graphic, readable motifs with a clear subject, it offers a focused and satisfying stitch. Kangaroo On The Ice is designed to stitch well, not just to look good: the pattern’s structure supports a focused, steady rhythm and clear progress milestones. Difficulty-wise it sits in the range of Easy (Relaxed), which mainly reflects how much thread management and precision you’ll want to bring to the table.

It’s compact enough to feel finishable quickly while still giving a polished result. The palette stays calm and controlled, which makes the stitching rhythm straightforward and relaxing. Confetti stays low, so you’ll enjoy larger, cleaner stitch runs and quick visible progress.

High edge contrast means crisp outlines and frequent color transitions, which gives the finished piece a sharp, high-definition look. The overall feel leans calm, focus, craft, which helps the design stay visually coherent while you work through it. Many stitchers also read Kangaroo On The Ice through themes like care, handmade, which can make the finished piece feel personal rather than purely decorative.

Additional information

Size

200×148 stitches

Stitched

7160

Coverage

24.2%

Colors

10 (effective ~5.2)

Difficulty

Easy (Relaxed) (3/10)

Confetti_0

1.1%

Confetti_1

0.3%

Confetti_2

0.2%

Confetti_3

0.1%

Edge density

0.203

Isolated

0.0%

Legend

Size shows the stitched design area in stitches (pixels)width × height — without any extra border, exactly as framed in the preview image.

Finished size (for 200×148 stitches):

AIDAInches (W × H)Centimeters (W × H)
11 ct18.2 × 13.5 in46.2 × 34.2 cm
14 ct14.3 × 10.6 in36.3 × 26.9 cm
16 ct12.5 × 9.3 in31.8 × 23.5 cm
18 ct11.1 × 8.2 in28.2 × 20.9 cm
20 ct10.0 × 7.4 in25.4 × 18.8 cm

Stitched is the total number of stitches used (the overall workload).

Coverage is the percentage of the design area that contains stitched pixels (how “filled” it is).

Colors is the number of floss colors used (with an “effective” estimate that reflects how strongly colors actually appear).

Difficulty is a 1–10 score: 1 = very easy, 10 = extremely challenging.

Confetti_0 counts stitches that have no same-color neighbor directly around them; Confetti_1, Confetti_2, and Confetti_3 apply the same idea with a larger surrounding distance (+1, +2, +3 stitches).

Edge density indicates how “edgy” the design is (more edges = more frequent color changes).

Isolated is the share of stitches that appear as isolated single pixels (often the most interruption-prone stitches).

For a detailed explanation of each metric, see: additional-product-informations.

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Included Files

No.FilenamePages / Size
1kangaroo-hockey_MOCKUP.png4800 × 3552 px
2kangaroo-hockey_PATTERNKEEPER.pdf1
3kangaroo-hockey_PRINTER_DIN-A4.pdf27
4kangaroo-hockey_PRINTER_LETTER.pdf27
5kangaroo-hockey_SCREEN.pdf1
  • PDF cross stitch pattern files for personal use.
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  • You may print the pattern for your own use.
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