Circus Elephant
Circus Elephant is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 51.2 × 49.8 mm with 2,730 stitches in 6 thread colors. Expect roughly 5 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 6
- Stitches
- 2,730
- Design Size
- 51.2 × 49.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~5 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 5
- 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.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 · Yellow | 1,284 |
| 2 | 42 · Flesh Pink | 232 |
| 3 | 5 · Red | 547 |
| 4 | 32 · Sky Blue | 52 |
| 5 | 1 · Prussian Blue | 386 |
| 6 | 26 · Light Brown | 207 |
About This Design
This elephant with clown design stitches out at 51.2 × 49.8 mm (2.0 × 2.0 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 2,730 stitches at a density of about 107.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~5 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 5
- 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 107.1 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 51.2 × 49.8 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 6 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 13 Yellow
- 42 Flesh Pink
- 5 Red
- 32 Sky Blue
- 1 Prussian Blue
- 26 Light Brown
Stitching Notes
With 6 colors and 5 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.
