Whimsical school bus needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 9 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own border · Color set 1 of 4Change
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A yellow school bus is seen from the side, facing right, with a row of windows, black stripes, two black wheels and a gray road beneath it. The ground is blue, inside a white border of small blue 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 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: 9 colors. With 8 or 9 colors, a design is Intermediate, while 7 or fewer can be Beginner and 10 or more can be Advanced.
Shape and border
- Its own border
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
Stripe border
Band border
Round ornament
Christmas stocking
Its own border
Colors
- Yellow bus, pale blue windows, silver hubs
Yellow bus, white windows, red hubs
Golden yellow bus, sky blue windows, white hubs
Lemon yellow bus, pale blue windows, gray hubs
Yellow bus, pale blue windows, silver hubs
These colors are for the square: choosing one shows the square in it.
| 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
Yellow bus, pale blue windows, silver hubs
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 3,096 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,058 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Yellow bus, white windows, red hubs
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 3,096 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,058 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 775 Very Light Baby Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 24 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Golden yellow bus, sky blue windows, white hubs
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 3,096 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,074 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Lemon yellow bus, pale blue windows, gray hubs
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 3,096 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,058 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 973 Bright Canary 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 116 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 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 3,539 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC BLANC White 615 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 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 798 Dark Delft Blue 2,740 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,414 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 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 2,576 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC BLANC White 1,578 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 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 2,172 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC BLANC White 858 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 310 Black 192 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 100 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 41 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 8 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 33 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 12,666 stitches about 120 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 2,036 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 310 Black 768 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 656 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 400 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 164 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 415 Pearl Gray 64 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 8 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 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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