Whimsical Australian shepherd needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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The head and white chest of an Australian shepherd face forward, with gray-blue ears, rust cheeks, one brown eye, one teal eye and a pink tongue. White specks dot the lilac ground inside a dark purple 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 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.
Worked in tent stitch throughout.
Intermediate: 10 colors, 2 of them only details of fewer than 5 stitches each, so 8 are counted toward the level. With 8 or 9 colors, a design is Intermediate, while 7 or fewer can be Beginner and 10 or more can be Advanced.
| 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 | 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
Its own border
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 3,294 stitches about 23 yards
- DMC BLANC White 628 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 560 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 366 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 10 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Stripe border
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 2,490 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 1,412 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC BLANC White 580 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 366 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 10 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Check border
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 2,846 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 1,056 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC BLANC White 580 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 366 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 10 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Band border
- DMC 210 Medium Lavender 2,326 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 1,340 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC BLANC White 816 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 366 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 10 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 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 210 Medium Lavender 1,922 stitches about 14 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC BLANC White 580 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 366 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 166 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 110 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 42 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 10 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 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 210 Medium Lavender 12,948 stitches about 123 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,740 stitches about 17 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 1,098 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 498 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 330 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 126 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 30 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 436 Tan 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 12 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 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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