Classic largemouth bass needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: SquareChange
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One green bass swims to the left, with a broken dark band along its side, a white belly, a dark red mouth and a yellow eye. The teal ground is dotted with small pale 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.
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.
Intermediate: 10 colors, 1 of them only a detail of fewer than 5 stitches, so 9 are counted toward the level. With 8 or 9 colors, a design is Intermediate, while 7 or fewer can be Beginner and 10 or more can be Advanced.
| 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
Square
- DMC 597 Turquoise 4,161 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 987 Dark Forest Green 340 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 284 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 17 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 1 stitch 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 597 Turquoise 4,190 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 987 Dark Forest Green 340 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 284 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 17 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 1 stitch about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC 597 Turquoise 3,930 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC 987 Dark Forest Green 340 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 284 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 17 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 1 stitch about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 597 Turquoise 2,210 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 987 Dark Forest Green 340 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 284 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 104 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 67 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 17 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 7 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 1 stitch about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 34 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 597 Turquoise 13,812 stitches about 131 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 987 Dark Forest Green 1,020 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 852 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 522 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC BLANC White 312 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 201 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 51 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 21 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 3 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 222 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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