Nonogram 1 of 4
Shade runs of squares in each row and column, in the order the numbers give, with a gap between runs.
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Winter picture nonograms
Four 10 by 10 picture nonograms for a cold afternoon. Shade the squares the clues call for and a gingerbread man, a mitten, a sweater and a cup of tea appear. The pictures are on the answer page if you want to check.
They are patterns from Little Stitches, CozyWorld’s cross-stitch nonogram game, where they fill in with thread colors when finished. Each one has a single solution reached by line logic.
Prints on US letter paper: the 4 puzzle pages, then the answer key on its own page (5 pages in all). In the print window, choose your printer, or Save as PDF to keep a copy.
Nonogram 2 of 4
Shade runs of squares in each row and column, in the order the numbers give, with a gap between runs.
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Nonogram 3 of 4
Shade runs of squares in each row and column, in the order the numbers give, with a gap between runs.
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Nonogram 4 of 4
Shade runs of squares in each row and column, in the order the numbers give, with a gap between runs.
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Answer key
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Solving tips
Begin with the biggest numbers. A run of 8 in a line of 10 must cover the middle six squares wherever it sits, so shade those first. Mark squares you know stay empty with a small dot, and when a line's runs are all placed, dot the rest of it.
Where to start on each grid
Before you shade a single square, some lines give squares away from their clue alone: a clue that fills the whole line, a 0, or a run long enough that its middle is shaded wherever it slides. These are the opening lines in each puzzle, biggest first, worked out from the printed clues.
Puzzle 1
9 of the 20 lines give squares away on the blank grid.
- Row 5 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the left.
- Column 4 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the top.
- Column 7 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the top.
- Column 5 (9): however the run slides, squares 2 to 9 are always shaded, counting from the top.
Puzzle 2
17 of the 20 lines give squares away on the blank grid.
- Column 1 is 0, so dot every square in it.
- Column 2 is 0, so dot every square in it.
- Column 4 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the top.
- Column 5 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the top.
Puzzle 3
15 of the 20 lines give squares away on the blank grid.
- Row 2 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the left.
- Row 3 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the left.
- Row 4 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the left.
- Row 5 (2 4 2) fills the line exactly, with one gap between runs: shade squares 1 to 2, 4 to 7 and 9 to 10, counting from the left.
Puzzle 4
10 of the 20 lines give squares away on the blank grid.
- Row 10 (10) fills the line exactly: shade squares 1 to 10, counting from the left.
- Column 4 (1 8) fills the line exactly, with one gap between runs: shade squares 1 and 3 to 10, counting from the top.
- Column 7 (1 6 1) fills the line exactly, with one gap between runs: shade squares 1, 3 to 8 and 10, counting from the top.
- Row 5 (8): however the run slides, squares 3 to 8 are always shaded, counting from the left.
From there, each newly shaded or dotted square changes what the crossing lines allow, so go back and forth between rows and columns until the picture appears.
Prefer a screen? Little Stitches is the same kind of puzzle to play free in your browser, with hints and saved progress.