Classic hibiscus needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: SquareChange
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One pink hibiscus flower with five petals has a long pale yellow stalk tipped with red rising from its dark pink center, and three green leaves behind it. A thin pink line borders the navy ground.
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 104 × 104 stitches: a mini pillow on 13 mesh canvas.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Intermediate: 10 colors. Changes of color are about 4.7 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.
| 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 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 3,757 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 809 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 179 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 109 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 62 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a ground strewn with stars
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 3,987 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 579 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 179 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 109 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 62 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square with no border
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,017 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 549 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 179 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 109 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 62 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Mini pillow
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 5,760 stitches about 55 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 2,584 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 716 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 560 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 436 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 284 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 248 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 156 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 20 stitches about 1 yard
10,816 stitches in the chart, about 108 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 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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