Classic globe needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: SquareChange
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A desk globe tilts in a gold arm on a brown stand, with North and South America in green on blue seas. The ground is pale yellow with a thin dark blue line around it.
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: 12 colors. Changes of color are about 3.8 stitches apart, leaving out the border and 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.
Shape
Square
| 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
Square
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,893 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 369 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 269 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 222 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 107 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 22 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 16 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a ground strewn with stars
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 4,121 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 269 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 222 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 141 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 107 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 22 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 16 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 4,153 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 269 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 222 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 109 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 107 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 22 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 16 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,173 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 965 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 269 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 222 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 107 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 22 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 16 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 12,670 stitches about 121 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 6,562 stitches about 63 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 1,076 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 888 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 428 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 392 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 320 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 216 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 136 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 64 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 225 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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