Classic sleigh needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 13 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Square · Colors: Red sleighChange
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A red sleigh with gold trim and gold runners carries a tan sack tied in red, a green present with a white ribbon and a smaller blue and white one. The ground is dark purple, with a thin pale yellow 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: 13 colors. Changes of color are about 4.53 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.
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Threads and canvas
Red sleigh
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 3,806 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 256 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
White sleigh
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 3,806 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC BLANC White 349 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Pink sleigh
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 3,806 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 256 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 600 Very Dark Cranberry 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 818 Baby Pink 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green sleigh
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 3,806 stitches about 27 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 256 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 666 Bright Red 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a ground strewn with stars
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 4,040 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 256 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 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 550 Very Dark Violet 4,066 stitches about 28 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 289 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 256 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 163 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 120 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 44 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 13,440 stitches about 128 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 867 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 768 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 436 Tan 489 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 360 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 216 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 171 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 132 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 108 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 108 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 63 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 226 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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