Reading by the Window

by Charles James Lewis

Reading by the Window cross-stitch pattern by Charles James Lewis (MD size, Low colors, Full DMC palette)

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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Low color is best suited for images with fewer colors at the risk of sometimes increasing dithering.

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480 x 372 in 88 colors 178,560 stitches

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Description

This pattern will enable you to reproduce the image using the medium of cross-stitch or diamond painting. The custom charting technology we developed produces the highest quality cross-stitch and diamond-art patterns available with new levels of detail and color matching to accurately reproduce the images in whatever size and color combination you prefer. Not every image will look as good with the lowest colors at extra small size but not every image needs maximum colors at extra large size. We create every combination and provide accurate mockups so you can select the pattern that is right for you.

You can be confident that the pattern you buy from us will produce a piece that you will be proud to hang on your wall or gift to a loved one, to be admired for generations to come.

Patterns are available to download in PDF format immediately after purchase and will also appear in our pattern viewer and tracking application. This is the pattern only and does not include any paper copy or the materials you need to complete the project - you can purchase these from your local crafting store or online supplier of choice and the pattern will detail the number of skeins required based on the material type and stitching style you use.

Color Palette

The complete color palette including DMC code, description and stitch count for the selected pattern is shown below. The downloaded PDF pattern or our app will give you the complete estimate of thread-skeins required based on the canvas type and number of strands used for stitching.

Code
Description
Count
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
5,917
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
5,744
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
5,019
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
5,009
612
Light Drab Brown
4,515
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
4,133
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
3,962
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
3,715
434
Light Brown
3,672
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
3,542
610
Dark Drab Brown
3,508
647
Medium Beaver Gray
3,470
801
Dark Coffee Brown
3,241
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
3,197
779
Dark Cocoa
3,118
301
Medium Mahogany
3,087
356
Medium Terra Cotta
3,053
648
Light Beaver Gray
3,007
841
Light Beige Brown
3,006
371
Mustard
2,975
433
Medium Brown
2,921
3864
Light Mocha Beige
2,800
3861
Light Cocoa
2,772
451
Dark Shell Gray
2,681
05
Light Driftwood
2,668
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
2,593
3012
Medium Khaki Green
2,585
3828
Hazelnut Brown
2,585
611
Drab Brown
2,535
945
Tawny
2,494
453
Light Shell Gray
2,491
3860
Cocoa
2,450
3348
Light Yellow Green
2,436
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
2,337
734
Light Olive Green
2,321
3857
Dark Rosewood
2,269
918
Dark Red Copper
2,230
06
Medium Light Driftwood
2,157
976
Medium Golden Brown
2,134
833
Light Golden Olive
2,070
14
Pale Apple Green
2,052
729
Medium Old Gold
1,952
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
1,783
772
Very Light Yellow Green
1,772
165
Very Light Moss Green
1,756
3830
Terra Cotta
1,671
3363
Medium Pine Green
1,666
3364
Pine Green
1,641
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,618
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,548
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
1,525
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
1,480
Ecru
Ecru
1,465
834
Very Light Golden Olive
1,450
168
Very Light Pewter
1,429
782
Dark Topaz
1,411
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
1,393
830
Dark Golden Olive
1,339
21
Light Alizarin
1,338
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,308
831
Medium Golden Olive
1,303
11
Light Tender Green
1,275
03
Medium Tin
1,178
3064
Desert Sand
1,130
920
Medium Copper
1,125
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
1,023
520
Dark Fern Green
1,002
3041
Medium Antique Violet
986
3819
Light Moss Green
975
3827
Pale Golden Brown
881
581
Moss Green
748
704
Bright Chartreuse
726
817
Very Dark Coral Red
656
25
Ultra Light Lavender
640
27
White Violet
611
926
Medium Gray Green
599
3820
Dark Straw
595
3831
Dark Raspberry
595
934
Black Avocado Green
584
3371
Black Brown
582
04
Dark Tin
581
3865
Winter White
495
26
Pale Lavender
472
783
Medium Topaz
448
413
Dark Pewter Gray
431
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
391
961
Dark Dusty Rose
274
445
Light Lemon
238

All our patterns are the highest quality that can be created for the given size and color constraints. Occasionally this results in some threads that are only used for a handful of stitches in a pattern but we include them because they are the best matches for those colors. You can stitch them as-is or you can use your own judgement and may decide to replace them with another similar color that is already used elsewhere in the pattern. Use our closest DMC thread-color lookup tool to select candidates for replacement.

Image Sizes

Patterns can be used with any canvas type, all that will change is the physical dimensions of the completed image. To allow for mounting a cross-stitch piece in a frame we recommend a canvas size with at least 3 additional inches on each edge.

Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 43 ¾" 33 ¾" 49 ¾" 39 ¾"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 26 ½" 40 ¼" 32 ½"
16 Count Aida 30" 23 ¼" 36" 29 ¼"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 20 ¾" 32 ¾" 26 ¾"
20 Count Aida 24" 18 ½" 30" 24 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 17" 27 ¾" 23"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 15" 25 ¼" 21"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 13 ¼" 23 ¼" 19 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 11 ¾" 21" 17 ¾"

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