Glossy Santa needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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Santa's head alone fills the middle: a red hat with a white pompom and brim, pink cheeks, a coral nose and a white beard and mustache edged in gray. The ground is white, with two thin gray-green lines round it.
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.
Advanced: 10 colors. Changes of color are about 3.7 stitches apart, leaving out the border and the background around the picture. With 10 colors or more, closer than 4.5 apart is Advanced, 4.5 or more is Intermediate, and a design with this many colors is never 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
Its own border
- DMC BLANC White 3,780 stitches about 26 yards
- DMC 522 Fern Green 764 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 197 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 321 Red 175 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 353 Peach 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 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 BLANC White 4,544 stitches about 32 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 197 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 321 Red 175 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 353 Peach 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Line border
- DMC BLANC White 4,284 stitches about 30 yards
- DMC 522 Fern Green 260 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 197 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 321 Red 175 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 353 Peach 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 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 BLANC White 2,564 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 522 Fern Green 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 197 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 321 Red 175 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 353 Peach 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 498 Dark Red 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 33 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 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 BLANC White 14,234 stitches about 135 yards
- DMC 522 Fern Green 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 788 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 321 Red 700 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 353 Peach 400 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 304 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 156 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 132 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 352 Light Coral 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 32 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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