Whimsical ball of yarn needlepoint pattern
Intermediate · 8 colors · 4 × 4 in · 18 mesh
Shape: Its own border · Colors: Red yarnChange
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A red ball of yarn sits in the middle with its loose end curling out at the lower right, and a teal knitting needle with a navy tip passes behind it on a slant. The ground is pale yellow, with a thin white line inside a teal 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: 8 colors, 1 of them only a detail of fewer than 5 stitches, so 7 are counted toward the level. Changes of color are about 3 stitches apart, leaving out the border and the background around the picture. With up to 7 colors, closer than 3.5 apart is Intermediate and 3.5 or more is 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
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 | 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 yarn
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,492 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,444 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Mustard yarn
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,492 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,444 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 783 Medium Topaz 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 782 Dark Topaz 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 728 Topaz 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Pink yarn
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,492 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,444 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 602 Medium Cranberry 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 917 Medium Plum 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 603 Cranberry 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Blue yarn
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,492 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,444 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 799 Medium Delft Blue 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 797 Royal Blue 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 813 Light Blue 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Green yarn
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,492 stitches about 18 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,444 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 702 Kelly Green 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 700 Bright Green 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC BLANC White 236 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 704 Bright Chartreuse 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,460 stitches about 24 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 664 stitches about 5 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC BLANC White 48 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 2,656 stitches about 19 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,516 stitches about 11 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 stitches about 1 yard
5,184 stitches in the chart, about 41 yards in all. The yards are estimates for 18 mesh.
Check border
- DMC 745 Light Pale Yellow 3,012 stitches about 21 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 1,160 stitches about 8 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 509 stitches about 4 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 313 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 158 stitches about 2 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 29 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 3 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 745 Light Pale Yellow 14,562 stitches about 138 yards
- DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise 6,334 stitches about 60 yards
- DMC 666 Bright Red 1,018 stitches about 10 yards
- DMC 498 Dark Red 626 stitches about 6 yards
- DMC 351 Coral 316 stitches about 3 yards
- DMC 823 Dark Navy Blue 58 stitches about 1 yard
- DMC 3847 Dark Teal Green 6 stitches about 1 yard
22,920 stitches inside the outline, about 219 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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