Glossy Christmas light bulb needlepoint pattern
Beginner · 7 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own border · Colors: Red bulbChange
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A single red Christmas light bulb with a salmon pink shine stands point up in a green socket on a forest green wire that rises at each end. The background is white, with two green lines round the edge.
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.
Beginner: 7 colors. Changes of color are about 5 stitches apart, leaving out the border and the background around the picture. With up to 7 colors, 3.5 or more apart is Beginner and closer is Intermediate.
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 | 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 bulb
- DMC BLANC White 3,702 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 834 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Blue bulb
- DMC BLANC White 3,702 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 834 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Orange bulb
- DMC BLANC White 3,702 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 834 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 970 Light Pumpkin 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Pink bulb
- DMC BLANC White 3,702 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 834 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 818 Baby Pink 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square with no border
- DMC BLANC White 4,466 stitches about 31 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 70 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC BLANC White 4,206 stitches about 29 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 390 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 330 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 124 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 20 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC BLANC White 14,640 stitches about 139 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 6,336 stitches about 61 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 1,170 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 372 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 352 Light Coral 60 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 221 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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