Classic key to the new house needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Color set 1 of 5Change
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A gold key hangs from a red bow beside a small turquoise house with a navy roof and chimney, a hot pink heart and a white door. The background is pale green, dotted with small cream flecks.
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.
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 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.
Shape and border
Colors
- Gold key, turquoise house, red bow
Gold key, red house, blue bow
Steel key, navy house, red bow
Gold key, green house, pink bow
Gold key, white house, blue bow
Gold key, turquoise house, red bow
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 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
Gold key, turquoise house, red bow
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 4,474 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 597 Turquoise 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Gold key, red house, blue bow
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 4,474 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 30 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Steel key, navy house, red bow
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 4,474 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 128 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 30 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Gold key, green house, pink bow
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 4,474 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Gold key, white house, blue bow
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 4,474 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 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 955 Light Nile Green 4,504 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 597 Turquoise 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 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 955 Light Nile Green 4,244 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC ECRU Ecru 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 597 Turquoise 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 2,524 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC ECRU Ecru 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 189 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 597 Turquoise 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 46 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 34 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 35 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 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.
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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