David Bowie 1978
This portrait captures David Bowie in a bold, graphic style, rendering his distinctive features in a carefully considered palette that brings real character to the finished piece. The direct, forward-facing composition makes for a powerful display when framed.
Whether you are a lifelong Bowie devotee or simply love stitching iconic faces, this pattern is a rewarding project that would look wonderful on a wall or make a truly personal gift for a music fan.
- 1970s
- Celebrity
- David Bowie
- Music
- Musician
- Pop Culture
- Portrait
- Rock
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Pattern details
- Size count
- 90 × 120
- Colours
- 10
- Stitches
- 5,738
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 6.4 × 8.6 in | 16.3 × 21.8 cm |
| 16 per inch | 5.6 × 7.5 in | 14.3 × 19.1 cm |
| 18 per inch | 5 × 6.7 in | 12.7 × 16.9 cm |
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Thread shopping list
10 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.
| Length | DMC | Anchor | Madeira | Cosmo | J&P Coats | Presencia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 m(2,066 stitch) | 3047Yellow Beige Light | 852Avocado Ultra Very Light | 2205Old Gold Very Light | 771Prairie Sand | 5369Ecru | 0006Yellow Beige Light | |
| 8.7 m(2,036 stitch) | 3023Brown Gray Light | 1040Beaver Grey Dark | 2414Brown Grey Light | 367Bronze Mist | 6316Laurel Green | 5140Fern Green Light | |
| 4.9 m(1,146 stitch) | 644Beige Gray Medium | 830Drab Brown Very Light | 2604Nile Green Dark | 366Spray Green | 5831Linen | 8475Beige Grey Medium | |
| 47 cm(108 stitch) | 415Pearl Gray | 398Pearl Grey | 1709Blue Grey Very Light | 152Ghost Gray | 7050Antique Blue Light | 3721Grey Green Light | |
| 42 cm(97 stitch) | 612Drab Brown Light | 832Drab Brown Medium | 2102Hazelnut Brown Very Light | 367Bronze Mist | 6017Juniper Medium Light | 5151Fern Green | |
| 37 cm(84 stitch) | 3799Pewter Gray Very Dark | 236Pewter Grey Very Dark | 1712Dusty Blue Dark | 156Grayish Black | 6880Turf Green | 8756Pewter Grey Very Dark | |
| 31 cm(71 stitch) | 842Beige Brown Very Light | 376/388/1080Dusty Flesh Light | 1910Beige Brown Light | 380Moonlight | 6315Laurel Green Light | 1301Peach Light | |
| 25 cm(56 stitch) | BLANCWhite | 1White Bright | 9998White | 100White | 1001White | 0001White | |
| 25 cm(38 stitch) | 3866Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light | 926Beige Brown Ultra Very Light | 1908Beige Brown Ultra Very Light | 365Dark Oyster | 3066Wineberry Very Light | 3000Cream | |
| 25 cm(36 stitch) | 160Gray Blue Medium | 175Cornflower Blue Light | 0910Delft Medium | 2662Lavender | 7977Sea Blue Medium | 3139Cornflower Blue Light | |
CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so use the DMC column for those brands.CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.
These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.
HobbyTub also converts to Ariadna, CXC, Gamma, Luca-S and Sullivans. Pick your brand when you start the project.
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