Classic family cat needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 11 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Color set 1 of 5Change
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A gray and white cat sits facing front, with green eyes, pink ears, a pink nose and dark stripes on its forehead. The ground is navy, dotted with small pale yellow flecks in even rows.
Size and details
The chart is 72 × 72 stitches: a square ornament on 18 mesh canvas.
The chart is 72 × 72 stitches: a square ornament on 18 mesh canvas.
The chart is 72 × 72 stitches: a square ornament on 18 mesh canvas.
The chart is 72 × 72 stitches at its widest and tallest: a round ornament on 18 mesh canvas, with 4,060 stitches inside its outline.
The chart is 143 × 234 stitches at its widest and tallest: a Christmas stocking on 13 mesh canvas, with 22,920 stitches inside its outline.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Advanced: 11 colors. Changes of color are about 3 stitches apart, leaving out the background around the picture. With 10 colors or more, closer than 4.5 apart is Advanced, 4.5 or more is Intermediate, and a design with this many colors is never Beginner.
Colors
- Gray tabby, white bib and paws
Ginger tabby, white bib and paws
Brown tabby, white bib and paws
White cat
Black cat, white bib and paws
Gray tabby, white bib and paws
These colors are for the square: choosing one shows the square in it.
| Mesh | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7.2 × 7.2 in 18.3 × 18.3 cm | 11.2 × 11.2 in 28.4 × 28.4 cm |
| 12 | 6 × 6 in 15.2 × 15.2 cm | 10 × 10 in 25.4 × 25.4 cm |
| 13 | 5.5 × 5.5 in 14.1 × 14.1 cm | 9.5 × 9.5 in 24.2 × 24.2 cm |
| 14 | 5.1 × 5.1 in 13.1 × 13.1 cm | 9.1 × 9.1 in 23.2 × 23.2 cm |
| 18 | 4 × 4 in 10.2 × 10.2 cm | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm |
| Mesh | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7.2 × 7.2 in 18.3 × 18.3 cm | 11.2 × 11.2 in 28.4 × 28.4 cm |
| 12 | 6 × 6 in 15.2 × 15.2 cm | 10 × 10 in 25.4 × 25.4 cm |
| 13 | 5.5 × 5.5 in 14.1 × 14.1 cm | 9.5 × 9.5 in 24.2 × 24.2 cm |
| 14 | 5.1 × 5.1 in 13.1 × 13.1 cm | 9.1 × 9.1 in 23.2 × 23.2 cm |
| 18 | 4 × 4 in 10.2 × 10.2 cm | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm |
| Mesh | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7.2 × 7.2 in 18.3 × 18.3 cm | 11.2 × 11.2 in 28.4 × 28.4 cm |
| 12 | 6 × 6 in 15.2 × 15.2 cm | 10 × 10 in 25.4 × 25.4 cm |
| 13 | 5.5 × 5.5 in 14.1 × 14.1 cm | 9.5 × 9.5 in 24.2 × 24.2 cm |
| 14 | 5.1 × 5.1 in 13.1 × 13.1 cm | 9.1 × 9.1 in 23.2 × 23.2 cm |
| 18 | 4 × 4 in 10.2 × 10.2 cm | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm |
| Mesh | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7.2 × 7.2 in 18.3 × 18.3 cm | 11.2 × 11.2 in 28.4 × 28.4 cm |
| 12 | 6 × 6 in 15.2 × 15.2 cm | 10 × 10 in 25.4 × 25.4 cm |
| 13 | 5.5 × 5.5 in 14.1 × 14.1 cm | 9.5 × 9.5 in 24.2 × 24.2 cm |
| 14 | 5.1 × 5.1 in 13.1 × 13.1 cm | 9.1 × 9.1 in 23.2 × 23.2 cm |
| 18 | 4 × 4 in 10.2 × 10.2 cm | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm |
| Mesh | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14.3 × 23.4 in 36.3 × 59.4 cm | 18.3 × 27.4 in 46.5 × 69.6 cm |
| 12 | 11.9 × 19.5 in 30.3 × 49.5 cm | 15.9 × 23.5 in 40.4 × 59.7 cm |
| 13 | 11 × 18 in 27.9 × 45.7 cm | 15 × 22 in 38.1 × 55.9 cm |
| 14 | 10.2 × 16.7 in 25.9 × 42.5 cm | 14.2 × 20.7 in 36.1 × 52.6 cm |
| 18 | 7.9 × 13 in 20.2 × 33 cm | 11.9 × 17 in 30.3 × 43.2 cm |
Mesh is the number of canvas threads to the inch; the row in bold is the mesh this chart is sized for. Canvas to cut includes a margin of 2 in (5.1 cm) of bare canvas on every side. Leave at least that much.
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Threads and canvas
Gray tabby, white bib and paws
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,971 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Ginger tabby, white bib and paws
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,971 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Brown tabby, white bib and paws
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,971 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
White cat
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,971 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC BLANC White 724 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 40 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Black cat, white bib and paws
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,971 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 310 Black 660 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square with no border
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,999 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 3,739 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,019 stitches about 14 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 377 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 154 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 75 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 12 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 34 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 12,054 stitches about 115 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 1,508 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 864 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 772 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC BLANC White 616 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 300 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 310 Black 268 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 260 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 48 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 223 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 13 mesh.
Thread colors are approximate screen matches to DMC numbers. Check against real thread before you buy.
The numbers are DMC color numbers, which its six-strand cotton and its pearl cotton share. Wool and silk are numbered differently: match those by eye. For how many strands and which needle, see which thread suits which mesh.
The yards are of thread as it is threaded in the needle: stitched with several strands together, a thread takes that many yards of single strand for every yard listed. For six-strand cotton on 18 mesh, the thread and needle chart gives 4 to 6 strands.
The yards are of thread as it is threaded in the needle: stitched with several strands together, a thread takes that many yards of single strand for every yard listed. For six-strand cotton on 18 mesh, the thread and needle chart gives 4 to 6 strands.
The yards are of thread as it is threaded in the needle: stitched with several strands together, a thread takes that many yards of single strand for every yard listed. For six-strand cotton on 18 mesh, the thread and needle chart gives 4 to 6 strands.
The yards are of thread as it is threaded in the needle: stitched with several strands together, a thread takes that many yards of single strand for every yard listed. For six-strand cotton on 18 mesh, the thread and needle chart gives 4 to 6 strands.
The yards are of thread as it is threaded in the needle: stitched with several strands together, a thread takes that many yards of single strand for every yard listed. For six-strand cotton on 13 mesh, the thread and needle chart gives 7 or 8 strands.
You also need blank needlepoint canvas (mono canvas) in the mesh you choose (see mesh sizes), cut to the size in the table above, and a tapestry needle.
An estimate. The length of thread one stitch uses on the front and back of the canvas, times the number of stitches, plus 30 percent for starting, ending and the tail left in the needle. Each count is estimated as basketweave or continental and rounded up to a whole yard, so the yards in all are a little more than the thread calculator gives for every stitch at once. The 30 percent is this site's own choice. The thread calculator works the same estimate for any count and mesh.
Getting it onto your canvas
This is a counted chart: one square of the chart is one stitch. Find the center of your canvas and the center of the chart (the red arrows above and to the left of the chart), and count out from there, a color at a time.
Nothing is printed on the canvas, so no transfer is needed. How to needlepoint covers the first stitches.
Downloads
- Chart for US Letter paper PDF · 2 pages
- Chart for A4 paper PDF · 2 pages
Each file has the thread key and the sizes on its first page, then the chart with a symbol in every square and a heavier line every ten. A chart too large for one page is divided over several, with two rows or columns repeated in gray where the pages join; a page may be turned on its side for a part that is wider than it is tall.
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