Whimsical William Tell's apple needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 12 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own border · Colors: Red apple, butter vanesChange
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An arrow runs straight through a red apple with a brown stem and a green leaf, its pale yellow feathers on the left and its dark gray head on the right. The ground is pale blue, inside a dark blue border set with pale 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.
Intermediate: 12 colors. Changes of color are about 8 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
Check border
Band border
Round ornament
Christmas stocking
Its own border
Colors
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
Red apple, butter vanes
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,813 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,412 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 321 Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green apple, red vanes
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,813 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,412 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 321 Red 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 905 Dark Parrot Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Yellow apple, blue vanes
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,813 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,466 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 351 Coral 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Crimson apple, black bolt
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,813 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,412 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 414 Dark Steel Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 310 Black 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 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 813 Light Blue 3,614 stitches about 25 yards
- DMC 321 Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 560 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 51 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 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 813 Light Blue 3,169 stitches about 22 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,056 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 321 Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 44 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Band border
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,649 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 1,340 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 321 Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 809 Delft Blue 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 45 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Round ornament
- DMC 813 Light Blue 2,245 stitches about 16 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 856 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 321 Red 691 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 56 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 54 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 36 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 32 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 26 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 24 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 20 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 16 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 4 stitches about 1 yard
4,060 stitches inside the outline, about 36 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Christmas stocking
- DMC 813 Light Blue 13,917 stitches about 132 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 6,126 stitches about 59 yards
- DMC 321 Red 2,073 stitches about 20 yards
- DMC 3799 Very Dark Pewter Gray 168 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 162 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 433 Medium Brown 108 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 726 Light Topaz 96 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 78 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 814 Dark Garnet 72 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 898 Very Dark Coffee Brown 60 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC BLANC White 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 700 Bright Green 12 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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