Cross stitch design of a yellow tractor seen from the front, with large black wheels, an orange cab, and a driver visible through the windscreen.

Earth Mover

Transport & VehiclesIntermediate9 coloursAbout 5 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

This cheerful design captures a sturdy yellow tractor head-on, with its broad front wheels, compact cab, and warm amber bodywork coming together in a satisfying and well-balanced composition. It is the kind of pattern that rewards every session, with bold shapes and a pleasing palette that builds quickly on the fabric.

Perfect for anyone who loves machinery, farming life, or simply appreciates a characterful subject, this pattern makes a wonderful framed piece for a child's bedroom, a workshop, or as a thoughtful gift for the tractor enthusiast in your life.

  • Construction
  • Earth Mover
  • Machinery
  • Transport
  • Vehicle

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Pattern details

Size count
100 × 110
Colours
9
Stitches
5,854
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch7.1 × 7.9 in18.1 × 20 cm
16 per inch6.3 × 6.9 in15.9 × 17.5 cm
18 per inch5.6 × 6.1 in14.1 × 15.5 cm

Thread shopping list

9 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
8.4 m(1,953 stitch)310Black
7.3 m(1,707 stitch)3031Mocha Brown Very Dark
2 m(473 stitch)317Pewter Gray
2 m(455 stitch)741Tangerine Medium
1.6 m(381 stitch)646Beaver Gray Dark
1.6 m(373 stitch)400Mahogany Dark
1.1 m(257 stitch)743Yellow Medium
75 cm(175 stitch)3811Turquoise Very Light
35 cm(80 stitch)932Antique Blue Light

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.

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