Yin yang circle with a sleepy floppy-eared dog face curled into the upper light half, eyes shut, nose tucked down. The lower dark half holds a curled-up cat with a long tail flicking up toward the dividing curve. Scattered tiny hearts trail between em across both halves, kinda just floating in the spaces between the two animals. The whole thing reads dense and detailed because of the line work on the cat whiskers and dog ear curves.
Single colour, just black thread. No colour changes, no stops, the machine handles it as one continuous run. Stitch range goes from 8,301 at the smallest 2.51-inch up to 28,743 at the largest 6.51-inch which is the densest of the three yin yang pet designs ive digitised. Density sits at 677 which is heavier than the paw-only version because of all the negative-space line detail on the animal faces, so factor that in when youre customising for thin fabrics.
I built it in my usual software with directional fills on the two solid halves and fine straight-stitch detail on the whiskers and hearts. The 20 trims on the bigger sizes are mostly from the scattered heart elements, so if youre running it on a multi-needle machine just let the trims happen naturally. Dont try to merge them, you lose the floating-heart effect.
I get messages from cat-and-dog households alot for this one. One customer told me she made matching 4-inch versions on two tote bags, one for her and one for her partner, kinda just a couple thing because they have a rescue cat and a rescue dog at home. Cute story. Stabilise with medium cutaway on knits, the dense fill needs the support or youll get puckering around the circle border.
Avoid running this on velvet or satin fabric, the fine whisker lines will sink into the pile. Pick smooth cotton, brushed fleece, or polycotton scrub-weight for best definition. Pair the 5-inch with a denim tote panel for a quiet pet-household statement.
Send me your machine format if you need anything tweaked, ill take a look this week.
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.
- cotton tote bag centre panel for cat and dog householdsStitch the 5-inch centred on a cotton tote panel in black thread on natural canvas with tearaway stabiliser behind
- sweatshirt front chest pet-household designRun the 4-inch on a sweatshirt front chest in black on heather grey cotton fleece for a quiet pet-household top
- cushion cover for pet nook or sofa accentPop the 6-inch onto a cotton cushion cover front in black on cream for a pet nook or sofa accent piece
- denim jacket back panel pet lover statementEmbroider the largest 6.51-inch across a denim jacket back panel with medium cutaway for a bold pet lover statement
- polo shirt left chest pet sitter or rescue workerHoop the smallest 2.51-inch on a polo shirt left chest in black on white pique for pet sitter clinic uniforms
- embroidery hoop wall art for entryway or laundryFrame the 5-inch in a 7-inch wooden hoop on white calico as wall art for an entryway pet wall or laundry corner
- fleece blanket corner pet household memorialPlace the 4-inch on a fleece blanket corner in black with cutaway for a pet household memorial gift
- canvas backpack front panel for vet student or pet professionalUse the 5-inch centred on a canvas backpack front panel for a vet student or pet professional gift
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.51 × 2.52 in | 8,301 |
| 3.51 × 3.52 in | 12,311 |
| 4.51 × 4.52 in | 17,086 |
| 5.51 × 5.52 in | 22,551 |
| 6.51 × 6.52 in | 28,743 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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