Star Filled Pillars of Creation

by NASA

Star Filled Pillars of Creation cross-stitch pattern by NASA (SM size, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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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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Medium color is a great compromise that usually gives great results without looking too grainy.

Palette

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208 x 360 in 128 colors 74,880 stitches

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Description

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool interstellar gas and dust that appear – at times – semi-transparent in near-infrared light.

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
317
Pewter Gray
4,441
32
Dark Blueberry
4,318
413
Dark Pewter Gray
3,078
930
Dark Antique Blue
2,884
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
2,549
535
Very Light Ash Gray
2,032
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
1,718
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
1,603
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,573
803
Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue
1,549
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,491
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
1,488
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,343
825
Dark Blue
1,324
161
Gray Blue
1,275
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,249
3860
Cocoa
1,211
31
Blueberry
1,179
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,165
435
Very Light Brown
1,115
336
Navy Blue
1,096
29
Eggplant
1,083
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,056
09
Very Dark Cocoa
990
451
Dark Shell Gray
971
798
Dark Delft Blue
920
934
Black Avocado Green
874
301
Medium Mahogany
859
779
Dark Cocoa
843
436
Tan
805
3859
Light Rosewood
802
3371
Black Brown
753
924
Very Dark Gray Green
741
414
Dark Steel Gray
733
797
Royal Blue
725
500
Very Dark Blue Green
711
08
Dark Driftwood
643
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
639
04
Dark Tin
636
824
Very Dark Blue
622
976
Medium Golden Brown
609
729
Medium Old Gold
552
840
Medium Beige Brown
550
28
Medium Light Eggplant
540
169
Light Pewter
532
3861
Light Cocoa
514
921
Copper
504
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
478
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
472
3787
Dark Brown Gray
445
783
Medium Topaz
444
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
442
3776
Light Mahogany
426
841
Light Beige Brown
420
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
408
3807
Cornflower Blue
399
3064
Desert Sand
396
3740
Dark Antique Violet
392
920
Medium Copper
390
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
368
318
Light Steel Gray
331
612
Light Drab Brown
323
07
Driftwood
319
434
Light Brown
318
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
313
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
312
356
Medium Terra Cotta
302
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
285
931
Medium Antique Blue
282
3864
Light Mocha Beige
273
400
Dark Mahogany
270
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
269
3830
Terra Cotta
260
160
Medium Gray Blue
259
801
Dark Coffee Brown
257
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
255
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
254
452
Medium Shell Gray
241
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
224
03
Medium Tin
221
680
Dark Old Gold
180
647
Medium Beaver Gray
179
833
Light Golden Olive
178
3858
Medium Rosewood
166
3746
Dark Blue Violet
156
782
Dark Topaz
156
3826
Golden Brown
156
06
Medium Light Driftwood
155
995
Dark Electric Blue
152
611
Drab Brown
149
433
Medium Brown
148
676
Light Old Gold
147
522
Fern Green
145
738
Very Light Tan
145
834
Very Light Golden Olive
145
341
Light Blue Violet
133
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
131
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
129
437
Light Tan
126
794
Light Cornflower Blue
124
826
Medium Blue
122
524
Very Light Fern Green
117
223
Light Shell Pink
104
3821
Straw
100
17
Light Yellow Plum
91
977
Light Golden Brown
91
517
Dark Wedgwood
87
796
Dark Royal Blue
87
677
Very Light Old Gold
87
3817
Light Celadon Green
84
610
Dark Drab Brown
84
3820
Dark Straw
82
900
Dark Burnt Orange
81
3363
Medium Pine Green
80
14
Pale Apple Green
68
168
Very Light Pewter
65
3840
Light Lavender Blue
65
822
Light Beige Gray
63
746
Off White
60
371
Mustard
58
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
54
321
Red
43
720
Dark Orange Spice
41
3865
Winter White
34
18
Yellow Plum
31
996
Medium Electric Blue
28
01
White Tin
22
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
15

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 19" 32 ¾" 25" 38 ¾"
14 Count Aida 14 ¾" 25 ¾" 20 ¾" 31 ¾"
16 Count Aida 13" 22 ½" 19" 28 ½"
18 Count Aida 11 ½" 20" 17 ½" 26"
20 Count Aida 10 ½" 18" 16 ½" 24"
22 Count Hardanger 9 ½" 16 ¼" 15 ½" 22 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 8 ¼" 14 ½" 14 ¼" 20 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 7 ½" 12 ¾" 13 ½" 18 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 6 ½" 11 ¼" 12 ½" 17 ¼"

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