Whimsical pigeon needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 13 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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One pigeon stands on a gray ledge facing right, with a navy head, an orange eye, a green and purple neck, dark bars on a pale gray wing and pink legs. The ground is pale yellow inside a red 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 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: 13 colors. Changes of color are about 5.1 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
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
Stripe border
Check 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 2,665 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,340 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC BLANC White 240 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 234 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 213 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 167 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 121 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 77 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 31 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 335 Rose 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,628 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC 321 Red 560 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 234 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 213 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 167 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 121 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 77 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 57 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 31 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 335 Rose 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 43 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Stripe border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,829 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,412 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 234 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 213 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 167 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 121 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 77 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 31 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 335 Rose 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Check border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,185 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC 321 Red 1,056 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 234 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 213 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 167 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 121 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 77 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 31 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 335 Rose 28 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 8 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 4 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 13,965 stitches about 133 yards
- DMC 321 Red 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 702 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 639 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 501 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 363 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 231 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 208 Very Dark Lavender 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 93 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 335 Rose 84 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 12 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 12 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 225 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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