Heres three stout st patricks day gnomes lined up shoulder to shoulder, each with a long grey braided beard reaching down to green grass. The left one rocks a red hat with cream polka-dots that curls at the tip. Middle gnome stands tallest in a pointy orange-coral hat. The right wears a green and cream striped pointy hat. An arched rainbow sweeps right over the trio in red, orange, yellow, green, and blue bands. A black cauldron full of gold coins sits to the right and a four-leaf clover peeks in on the left edge. Classic march parade vibe.
So I customised the colour palette in my professional tool and packed fourteen colours total, with thirteen colour changes and 75 trims on the smaller 3.5 hoop, climbing to 79 trims on the largest tall version. Stitch count starts around 13,640 on the 2.52 inch width, reaching 33,706 on the 5.41 inch wide hoop. Across the arch fills density runs around 831 stitches per inch, with heaviest concentration along the dark green grass base where satin stacks up. Hoop tearaway plus polymesh under cotton-poly and skip pure quilters cotton because the grass strip will genuinely pucker on you.
A customer asked me last febuary about sizing for a 5x7 hoop kitchen towel for her st patricks day market table. I told her run the 4.5 wide, centred above the towel hem so the trio sits one inch up from the bottom edge and gold pot stays inside the visible field. Im honestly happy with how the polka-dot satin holds at small scale, its tight but its clean.
Stitch onto st patricks day kitchen towels, irish-pub aprons, kids parade tees, march mantel banners, pub-night welcome mats, party-favour totes, and family green-day pullovers. Switch to a microtex needle around 75/11 for quilters cotton, then jump the gauge to 80/12 when youre running duck canvas. Dont push past 550 spm near the colour swaps along arch tops, theyre back-to-back and registration drifts if you rush. Theres no shortcut on those satins. Lower the thread tension a touch for the cream polka-dot bumps.
Nine sizes from 2.52 to 5.41 wide. Hoop your blank, load file. Send a note if you need a custom size.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- St Patricks Day kitchen towels for march table linen setsKitchen towels in flour-sack cotton hold the 4.5 inch hoop, centred 1 inch above the hem so the gold pot stays visible.
- Irish pub server aprons with shoulder name badgePub server aprons in duck canvas suit the 5.41 inch version on the chest bib, bartender name above in 1.25 inch lettering.
- Kids st patricks parade tees in green or white cottonKids parade tees in green cotton work at 4 inches wide, the rainbow reads from across the parade route easily.
- March mantel and door banners on burlap canvasMarch mantel banners on burlap want the 7.5 inch tall version, paired with shamrock blocks running along the trim.
- Pub-night welcome mats and entrance rug embroideryWelcome mats in coir or jute need a heavy mesh wash stabiliser, run a 90/14 needle and slow the speed.
- Party favor tote bags for st patricks gatheringsParty favour totes in white cotton canvas take the 5.41 hoop on the front face, the polka-dot hat grabs attention.
- Family green-day matching pullovers for parade morningMatching family pullovers in oatmeal fleece hold the 5.5 inch version on the chest for the parade morning photo.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.52 × 3.50 in | 13,640 |
| 2.88 × 4.00 in | 15,823 |
| 3.24 × 4.50 in | 18,101 |
| 3.60 × 5.00 in | 20,367 |
| 3.97 × 5.50 in | 22,891 |
| 4.33 × 6.00 in | 25,525 |
| 4.69 × 6.50 in | 28,011 |
| 5.05 × 7.00 in | 30,669 |
| 5.41 × 7.50 in | 33,706 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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