Books needlepoint patterns

Books, among them a bookshelf seen straight on, a stack of closed books with their spines toward you, an open book and a woman reading in an armchair.

The stack lies flat, and the open book is seen from the front, with lines of text on both pages and a ribbon marker hanging below. The bookshelf, the stack and the open book are each drawn in several styles. All are four inches square on 18 mesh. Rows of spines are many small blocks of color, so sort the colors before you begin. Levels run from beginner to advanced. The lines of text in an open book are thin rows, so count each one from the chart.