European Mouflon Standing Study

european-mouflon-ovis-gme

$ 4.50 excl. VAT

A detailed European mouflon stands in profile with strong horns and clear shading. The low confetti and clean color blocks create a steady, relaxed stitching rhythm.
Suited to beginners with some experience and anyone who enjoys focused animal motifs.

Description

This design shows a full-body European mouflon, with curved horns and smooth shading across the coat. The palette uses only eight DMC-based colors, so thread changes are limited and easy to track. With under 11,000 stitches and partial coverage, progress feels visible from the first sessions.

Confetti is almost absent, so you work mainly in small, coherent areas without scattered single stitches. Edges are well defined but not overly jagged, which keeps back-and-forth switching between colors to a moderate level. The chart reads clearly, making it suitable for stitchers who prefer a calm, predictable rhythm.

It is a good choice for confident beginners moving into more detailed animal pieces. Stitchers who only enjoy dense full-coverage work or very large, complex wildlife scenes may find this project too light and straightforward. European Mouflon Standing Study 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 European Mouflon Standing Study through themes like care, handmade, which can make the finished piece feel personal rather than purely decorative. A strong focal point plus consistent micro-structure keeps the stitching experience rewarding over time. For customization, the motif also lends itself well to simple variations: you can shift the palette for a seasonal version, reduce or boost contrast to change the ‘graphic’ feel, crop to a smaller focal area for a quick finish, mirror it for a pair, or frame it with a clean border, monogram, or a minimal geometric band to match a room.

Additional information

Size

153×161 stitches

Stitched

10628

Coverage

43.1%

Colors

8 (effective ~5.9)

Difficulty

Easy (Relaxed) (4/10)

Confetti_0

0.9%

Confetti_1

0.1%

Confetti_2

0.1%

Confetti_3

0.0%

Edge density

0.349

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 153×161 stitches):

AIDAInches (W × H)Centimeters (W × H)
11 ct13.9 × 14.6 in35.3 × 37.2 cm
14 ct10.9 × 11.5 in27.8 × 29.2 cm
16 ct9.6 × 10.1 in24.3 × 25.6 cm
18 ct8.5 × 8.9 in21.6 × 22.7 cm
20 ct7.7 × 8.1 in19.4 × 20.4 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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2european-mouflon-ovis-gme_PATTERNKEEPER.pdf1
3european-mouflon-ovis-gme_PRINTER_DIN-A4.pdf21
4european-mouflon-ovis-gme_PRINTER_LETTER.pdf21
5european-mouflon-ovis-gme_SCREEN.pdf1
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