Whimsical owl and the pussycat needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 11 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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A brown owl holding a small guitar and an orange cat sit side by side in a lime green boat on blue water, with a yellow crescent moon behind the owl. The ground is navy, and the border is lime green with navy squares.
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.
Intermediate: 11 colors. Changes of color are about 5.2 stitches apart, leaving out the border and the background around the picture. With 10 colors or more, 4.5 or more apart is Intermediate, closer is Advanced, and a design with this many colors is never Beginner.
Shape and border
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 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,170 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 1,799 stitches about 13 yards
- DMC 740 Tangerine 308 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 115 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 86 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 12 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,983 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 947 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 740 Tangerine 308 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 115 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 86 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 907 Light Parrot Green 39 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 12 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,526 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 1,443 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 740 Tangerine 308 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 115 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 86 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Band border
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 2,006 stitches about 14 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 1,727 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC 740 Tangerine 308 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 907 Light Parrot Green 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 216 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 139 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 115 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 86 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 12 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 823 Dark Navy Blue 13,590 stitches about 129 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 6,900 stitches about 66 yards
- DMC 740 Tangerine 616 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 432 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 386 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 278 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 738 Very Light Tan 230 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 176 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 172 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 310 Black 116 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 900 Dark Burnt Orange 24 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 223 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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