Classic sleeping cat needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Ginger tabbyChange
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An orange striped cat with a white muzzle and white paws lies curled up asleep on a blue cushion with a gold tassel at each corner. The ground is cream, with a thin blue line as a 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 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.
Intermediate: 12 colors. Changes of color are about 4.7 stitches apart, leaving out the border and 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.
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.
Paper for the PDF
Threads and canvas
Ginger tabby
- DMC ECRU Ecru 3,068 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 724 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 225 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 218 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 161 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 83 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Gray tabby
- DMC ECRU Ecru 3,068 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 724 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 225 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 218 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 161 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 83 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Brown tabby
- DMC ECRU Ecru 3,068 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 724 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 435 Very Light Brown 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 225 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 218 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 161 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 83 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a ground strewn with stars
- DMC ECRU Ecru 3,308 stitches about 23 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 484 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 225 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 218 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 161 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 83 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 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 ECRU Ecru 3,328 stitches about 23 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 501 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 464 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 225 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 218 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 161 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 83 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC ECRU Ecru 13,082 stitches about 124 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 7,054 stitches about 67 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 1,002 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 450 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 436 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 322 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC BLANC White 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 160 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 128 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3326 Light Rose 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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