Reading by the Window

by Charles James Lewis

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

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Small can save time and materials if you don't mind sacrificing some detail, or are limited by canvas size such as Diamond Art.

Colors

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

Palette

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360 x 279 in 91 colors 100,440 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
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
3,336
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
3,336
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
3,024
612
Light Drab Brown
2,973
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,620
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
2,346
3828
Hazelnut Brown
2,257
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,209
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
2,120
842
Very Light Beige Brown
2,120
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,060
647
Medium Beaver Gray
2,020
434
Light Brown
1,992
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,978
841
Light Beige Brown
1,938
610
Dark Drab Brown
1,934
801
Dark Coffee Brown
1,904
08
Dark Driftwood
1,623
3861
Light Cocoa
1,612
433
Medium Brown
1,591
3826
Golden Brown
1,466
301
Medium Mahogany
1,456
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
1,448
3012
Medium Khaki Green
1,404
356
Medium Terra Cotta
1,400
3857
Dark Rosewood
1,392
734
Light Olive Green
1,384
611
Drab Brown
1,365
648
Light Beaver Gray
1,361
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,312
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,277
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
1,252
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,234
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
1,233
644
Medium Beige Gray
1,227
822
Light Beige Gray
1,214
833
Light Golden Olive
1,210
3860
Cocoa
1,210
976
Medium Golden Brown
1,206
05
Light Driftwood
1,166
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,106
738
Very Light Tan
1,085
729
Medium Old Gold
1,076
15
Apple Green
1,042
471
Very Light Avocado Green
1,036
3348
Light Yellow Green
1,021
14
Pale Apple Green
995
3363
Medium Pine Green
871
3052
Medium Green Gray
854
02
Tin
852
3830
Terra Cotta
845
400
Dark Mahogany
826
3859
Light Rosewood
824
834
Very Light Golden Olive
823
945
Tawny
803
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
762
407
Dark Desert Sand
757
165
Very Light Moss Green
725
831
Medium Golden Olive
712
355
Dark Terra Cotta
690
830
Dark Golden Olive
673
21
Light Alizarin
624
920
Medium Copper
613
10
Very Light Tender Green
584
3064
Desert Sand
583
27
White Violet
554
Ecru
Ecru
551
3819
Light Moss Green
495
03
Medium Tin
493
3041
Medium Antique Violet
451
169
Light Pewter
441
164
Light Forest Green
436
3787
Dark Brown Gray
429
927
Light Gray Green
391
437
Light Tan
374
154
Very Dark Grape
373
581
Moss Green
350
3827
Pale Golden Brown
348
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
344
347
Very Dark Salmon
324
535
Very Light Ash Gray
292
783
Medium Topaz
279
04
Dark Tin
247
935
Dark Avocado Green
239
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
221
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
207
817
Very Dark Coral Red
203
907
Light Parrot Green
154
3688
Medium Mauve
111
961
Dark Dusty Rose
109
608
Bright Orange
32

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 32 ¾" 25 ¼" 38 ¾" 31 ¼"
14 Count Aida 25 ¾" 20" 31 ¾" 26"
16 Count Aida 22 ½" 17 ½" 28 ½" 23 ½"
18 Count Aida 20" 15 ½" 26" 21 ½"
20 Count Aida 18" 14" 24" 20"
22 Count Hardanger 16 ¼" 12 ¾" 22 ¼" 18 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 14 ½" 11 ¼" 20 ½" 17 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 10" 18 ¾" 16"
32 Count Evenweave 11 ¼" 8 ¾" 17 ¼" 14 ¾"

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