Classic popsicle needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Red, white and blueChange
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A single popsicle in three bands, red on top, white in the middle and blue below, sits on a tan stick. The background is dark navy, dotted with evenly spaced small white specks.
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 104 × 104 stitches: a mini pillow on 13 mesh canvas.
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: 12 colors. Changes of color are about 6 stitches apart, leaving out the background around the picture. With 10 colors or more, 4.5 or more apart is Intermediate, closer is Advanced, 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 | Stitched size | Canvas to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10.4 × 10.4 in 26.4 × 26.4 cm | 14.4 × 14.4 in 36.6 × 36.6 cm |
| 12 | 8.7 × 8.7 in 22 × 22 cm | 12.7 × 12.7 in 32.2 × 32.2 cm |
| 13 | 8 × 8 in 20.3 × 20.3 cm | 12 × 12 in 30.5 × 30.5 cm |
| 14 | 7.4 × 7.4 in 18.9 × 18.9 cm | 11.4 × 11.4 in 29 × 29 cm |
| 18 | 5.8 × 5.8 in 14.7 × 14.7 cm | 9.8 × 9.8 in 24.8 × 24.8 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, white and blue
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,254 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC BLANC White 271 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Orange, yellow and pink
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,254 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC BLANC White 271 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Pink, white and green
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,254 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC BLANC White 271 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 335 Rose 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 907 Light Parrot Green 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Purple, white and orange
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,254 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC BLANC White 271 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square with no border
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,284 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC BLANC White 241 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 4,024 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC BLANC White 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 2,304 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,097 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 178 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 85 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 55 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 49 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 47 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 13 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 36 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Mini pillow
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 7,174 stitches about 68 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,006 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 712 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 608 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 340 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 220 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 196 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 188 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 156 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 112 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC ECRU Ecru 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 728 Topaz 52 stitches about 1 yard
10,816 stitches in the chart, about 108 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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