Classic starfish needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 9 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: SquareChange
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One orange starfish spreads its five arms, each with a row of pale dots down the middle. The navy ground is dotted with small pale blue specks in even rows.
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: 9 colors, 2 of them only details of fewer than 5 stitches each, so 7 are counted toward the level. Changes of color are about 2.9 stitches apart, leaving out the background around the picture. With up to 7 colors, closer than 3.5 apart is Intermediate and 3.5 or more is Beginner.
| 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 4,342 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 177 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 153 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 4 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 4,374 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 177 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 153 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 4,114 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 177 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 153 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 4 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,394 stitches about 17 yards
- DMC 3811 Very Light Turquoise 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 394 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 177 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 153 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 40 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 38 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 4 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 34 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 15,174 stitches about 144 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 788 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 354 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 306 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 80 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 8 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 8 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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