Classic hot air balloon needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 13 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Red, blue and yellowChange
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One hot air balloon with red, yellow and navy panels carries a golden brown basket under a red band. It floats on a pale blue ground dotted with small white specks 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: 13 colors. Changes of color are about 3.8 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.
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
Red, blue and yellow
- DMC 813 Light Blue 4,160 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green, blue and yellow
- DMC 813 Light Blue 4,160 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Purple, blue and yellow
- DMC 813 Light Blue 4,160 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Red, green and yellow
- DMC 813 Light Blue 4,160 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 22 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square with no border
- DMC 813 Light Blue 4,188 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 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 813 Light Blue 3,928 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC BLANC White 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 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 813 Light Blue 2,208 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC BLANC White 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 224 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 165 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 95 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 94 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 65 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 22 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 35 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 813 Light Blue 12,810 stitches about 122 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 896 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 660 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 448 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 380 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 376 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 288 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 280 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 260 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 212 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 96 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 88 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.
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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