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I was inspired by our cat, Callie to design this free calico cat punch needle pattern. It features a cat sitting next to a sunflower in a primitive, folk art style.
The finished project measures about three and a half inches wide and about four and a half inches tall. As with any of my punch needle patterns, you can definitely resize it to suit your needs.
If you decide to make a hooked rug with it, be sure to reverse the image first as punching is done from the back so punch needle patterns are backwards!
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This punch needle pattern was punched using 3 strands of DMC embroidery floss.
Embroidery Floss Colors used:
- DMC 801: Sunflower middle, outline cat, cat eyes, nose, middle tail stripe, and middle stripe on cat’s back
- DMC 3829: Sunflower petals, other tail stripes and stripes on cat’s back
- DMC 610: Ground
- DMC 3033: Rest of the cat
- DMC 936: Stem and leaves
- DMC 738: Background
The cat has been accented with 3 dimensional whiskers.
The instructions include directions to add a wool backing and wool strip border to finish the punch needle project.
The calico cat punch needle pattern is available in our free pattern library.
I hope you enjoy it!
Blessings~
Amy