Classic jeweled egg needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 11 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Rose pink enamelChange
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A pink egg with a gold lattice and white pearls stands on a gold pedestal, with three red gems on a gold band around its middle and a white pearl on top. Tiny pale yellow flecks cover the navy ground, with no border.
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: 11 colors. Changes of color are about 2 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
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
Rose pink enamel
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,314 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Blue enamel
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,314 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green enamel
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,314 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 955 Light Nile Green 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Lilac enamel
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,314 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 98 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,342 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,082 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 330 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 2,458 stitches about 17 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 830 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 229 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 217 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 69 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 603 Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 6 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 5 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 34 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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