Whimsical water lily needlepoint pattern
Advanced · 11 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own borderChange
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One water lily with white outer petals, pink inner petals and a yellow center floats on green lily pads beside a pink bud. The water is dark teal with a few pale blue ripples, inside a white line and a pink 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 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: 11 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
Stripe border
Check 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.
Paper for the PDF
Threads and canvas
Its own border
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 2,517 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 1,476 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC BLANC White 429 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 388 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 37 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Square on a dotted ground with a line border
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3,485 stitches about 24 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 696 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 388 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 241 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 37 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Stripe border
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 2,681 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 1,548 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 388 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 37 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 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 3847 Dark Teal Green 3,037 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 1,192 stitches about 9 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 388 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 37 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 12 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 42 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 2,113 stitches about 15 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 992 stitches about 7 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 388 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 193 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 140 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 53 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 813 Light Blue 52 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 37 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 12 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 3847 Dark Teal Green 13,521 stitches about 129 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 6,534 stitches about 62 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 1,164 stitches about 12 yards
- DMC BLANC White 579 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 420 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 909 Very Dark Emerald Green 159 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 156 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 144 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 800 Pale Delft Blue 111 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 96 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 740 Tangerine 36 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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