Classic hamster needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 11 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: SquareChange
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An apricot hamster with white cheeks and a white belly sits upright, facing front, and holds a brown seed in its pink paws. The ground is dark green with a thin pale yellow 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 104 × 104 stitches: a mini pillow on 13 mesh canvas.
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.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Intermediate: 11 colors. Changes of color are about 4.9 stitches apart, leaving out the border and the background around the picture. With 10 colors or more, 4.5 or more apart is Intermediate, closer is Advanced, and a design with this many colors is never Beginner.
Shape
- Square
Square on a ground strewn with stars
Square with no border
Round ornament
Mini pillow
Christmas stocking
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 | 10.4 × 10.4 in 26.4 × 26.4 cm | 14.4 × 14.4 in 36.6 × 36.6 cm |
| 12 | 8.7 × 8.7 in 22 × 22 cm | 12.7 × 12.7 in 32.2 × 32.2 cm |
| 13 | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm | 12 × 12 in 30.5 × 30.5 cm |
| 14 | 7.4 × 7.4 in 18.9 × 18.9 cm | 11.4 × 11.4 in 29 × 29 cm |
| 18 | 5.8 × 5.8 in 14.7 × 14.7 cm | 9.8 × 9.8 in 24.8 × 24.8 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 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 3,520 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 542 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC BLANC White 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 392 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 118 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 73 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 6 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 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 3,752 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 542 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC BLANC White 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 160 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 118 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 73 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 6 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 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 3,780 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 542 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC BLANC White 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 132 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 118 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 73 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 6 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 1,800 stitches about 13 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 988 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 542 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC BLANC White 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 118 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 73 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 6 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 34 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Mini pillow
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 4,812 stitches about 46 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 2,168 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,576 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 916 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 472 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 340 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 292 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 132 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
10,816 stitches in the chart, about 108 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 13 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 12,582 stitches about 120 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 6,381 stitches about 61 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 1,626 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,182 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 396 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 354 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 223 Light Shell Pink 219 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 99 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 21 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 18 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 224 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.
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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