Whimsical geranium needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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Two round heads of red flowers flecked with pink stand on short stems above scalloped green leaves in a terracotta pot. The ground is pale yellow, inside a red border of small pale yellow checks.
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 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 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.
Shape and border
- Its own border
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
Stripe border
Band border
Christmas stocking
Its own border
| 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,792 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,194 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 280 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 248 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 210 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 701 Light Green 128 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,240 stitches about 23 yards
- DMC 321 Red 698 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 280 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 248 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 210 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 701 Light Green 128 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 40 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Stripe border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,436 stitches about 17 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,550 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 280 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 248 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 210 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 701 Light Green 128 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 352 Light Coral 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 40 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Band border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,272 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,478 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 352 Light Coral 300 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 280 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 248 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 210 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 701 Light Green 128 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 76 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 24 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 14,122 stitches about 134 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,402 stitches about 61 yards
- DMC 356 Medium Terra Cotta 560 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 496 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 420 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 336 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 701 Light Green 256 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 152 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 352 Light Coral 128 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 920 Medium Copper 48 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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