Blue Donkey
Blue Donkey is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 73.0 × 93.6 mm with 4,485 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 7 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 7
- Stitches
- 4,485
- Design Size
- 73 × 93.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~7 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 0
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 184 |
| 2 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 262 |
| 3 | 899 · Medium Rose | 715 |
| 4 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 1,806 |
| 5 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 133 |
| 6 | 909 · Very Dark Emerald | 342 |
| 7 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 1,036 |
About This Design
This blue donkey design stitches out at 73.0 × 93.6 mm (2.9 × 3.7 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 4,485 stitches at a density of about 65.6 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~7 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Fabric & Hooping
At about 65.6 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 73.0 × 93.6 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 472 Ultra Light Avocado
- 899 Medium Rose
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 909 Very Dark Emerald
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.
What to Make With It
A picture-style design wants a flat, stable surface where it can be seen whole: a framed hoop piece, a quilt centre, a cushion front or the back of a jacket. Avoid stretchy garments, which distort the shape.
Categories
Thread Palette
7 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 472Ultra Light Avocado
- 899Medium Rose
- 738Very Light Tan
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 909Very Dark Emerald
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
