Classic Humpty Dumpty needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Blue pantsChange
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A smiling white egg in a red bow tie and blue pants with a yellow belt sits on a terracotta brick wall, its yellow legs and black shoes hanging down. The ground is light blue, with a thin white line around the edge.
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 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.
Advanced: 12 colors. Changes of color are about 3 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.
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 | 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
Blue pants
- DMC 813 Light Blue 3,400 stitches about 24 yards
- DMC BLANC White 881 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 410 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 169 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green pants
- DMC 813 Light Blue 3,400 stitches about 24 yards
- DMC BLANC White 881 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 410 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 169 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Red pants
- DMC 813 Light Blue 3,400 stitches about 24 yards
- DMC BLANC White 881 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 410 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 169 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a ground strewn with stars
- DMC 813 Light Blue 3,636 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC BLANC White 645 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 410 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 169 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 8 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 3,660 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC BLANC White 621 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 410 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 169 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 71 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 14 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 813 Light Blue 13,746 stitches about 131 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,242 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 820 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 338 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 142 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue 82 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 16 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 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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