Whimsical city skyline needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 10 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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Buildings in navy, blue, plum and purple stand in a row against a light orange ground, with pale yellow windows in rows, a spire on the tallest tower and a blue strip along the foot. The border is navy with a pale yellow line inside it.
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 3.8 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
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 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 2,169 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 1,722 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 438 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 200 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 148 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 146 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 113 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 48 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 39 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 3,141 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 942 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 246 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 200 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 148 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 146 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 113 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 48 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 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 2,333 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 1,794 stitches about 13 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 202 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 200 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 148 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 146 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 113 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 48 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 40 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Check border
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 2,689 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 1,438 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 202 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 200 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 148 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 146 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 113 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 112 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 88 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 48 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 40 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 3854 Medium Autumn Gold 13,916 stitches about 132 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 6,890 stitches about 66 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 404 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 550 Very Dark Violet 400 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 3837 Ultra Dark Lavender 296 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 825 Dark Blue 292 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 798 Dark Delft Blue 226 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 224 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 310 Black 176 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue 96 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 221 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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