Whimsical oyster needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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One open oyster lies in its ruffled gray shell with a pale blue pearl beside the meat, and a yellow lemon wedge sits at its lower edge. The ground is blue, and the border is white with a row of blue 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 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.
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
Check border
Band border
Round ornament
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 | 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 798 Dark Delft Blue 2,363 stitches about 17 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,876 stitches about 13 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 125 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 21 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 798 Dark Delft Blue 3,168 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,071 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 125 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Check border
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 2,719 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,520 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 125 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 21 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 798 Dark Delft Blue 2,199 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC BLANC White 2,040 stitches about 14 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 125 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 21 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 1,795 stitches about 13 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,320 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 291 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 174 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 125 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 68 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 21 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 798 Dark Delft Blue 13,976 stitches about 133 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC BLANC White 928 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 582 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 348 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 3033 Very Light Mocha Brown 324 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 211 Light Lavender 250 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 136 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 136 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 42 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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