A Good Read

A Good Read cross-stitch pattern (XL size, Low colors, Full DMC palette)

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Extra large is for detailed images when you are willing to commit the time and materials to getting the absolute finest results.

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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720 x 480 in 92 colors 345,600 stitches

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Description

A pile of antique books

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
B5200
Snow White
191,770
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
6,466
721
Medium Orange Spice
5,886
722
Light Orange Spice
4,966
3830
Terra Cotta
3,757
946
Medium Burnt Orange
3,451
742
Light Tangerine
3,405
921
Copper
3,384
3827
Pale Golden Brown
3,354
970
Light Pumpkin
3,337
725
Medium Light Topaz
3,326
435
Very Light Brown
3,319
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
3,294
744
Pale Yellow
3,255
676
Light Old Gold
3,190
21
Light Alizarin
3,052
729
Medium Old Gold
2,768
22
Alizarin
2,732
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
2,658
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
2,604
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,603
351
Coral
2,592
900
Dark Burnt Orange
2,552
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
2,495
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
2,435
301
Medium Mahogany
2,434
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
2,422
402
Very Light Mahogany
2,417
3721
Dark Shell Pink
2,366
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
2,310
743
Medium Yellow
2,270
3722
Medium Shell Pink
2,088
550
Very Dark Violet
2,049
741
Medium Tangerine
2,010
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,871
3820
Dark Straw
1,756
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,754
677
Very Light Old Gold
1,753
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
1,698
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,598
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
1,593
918
Dark Red Copper
1,587
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,558
738
Very Light Tan
1,539
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
1,458
902
Very Dark Garnet
1,384
3860
Cocoa
1,365
154
Very Dark Grape
1,333
779
Dark Cocoa
1,314
165
Very Light Moss Green
1,311
920
Medium Copper
1,286
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,237
3340
Medium Apricot
1,219
612
Light Drab Brown
1,047
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
1,031
3859
Light Rosewood
1,026
371
Mustard
1,012
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,008
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
979
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
960
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
921
3834
Dark Grape
887
352
Light Coral
859
3865
Winter White
777
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
767
09
Very Dark Cocoa
762
327
Dark Violet
751
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
707
3833
Light Raspberry
658
05
Light Driftwood
641
720
Dark Orange Spice
627
407
Dark Desert Sand
618
3803
Dark Mauve
607
814
Dark Garnet
599
3782
Light Mocha Brown
595
07
Driftwood
560
11
Light Tender Green
529
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
498
833
Light Golden Olive
481
740
Tangerine
481
782
Dark Topaz
459
726
Light Topaz
453
801
Dark Coffee Brown
410
3861
Light Cocoa
379
349
Dark Coral
294
3341
Apricot
267
3819
Light Moss Green
258
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
239
307
Lemon
232
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
227
967
Very Light Apricot
185
552
Medium Violet
178

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 65 ½" 43 ¾" 71 ½" 49 ¾"
14 Count Aida 51 ½" 34 ¼" 57 ½" 40 ¼"
16 Count Aida 45" 30" 51" 36"
18 Count Aida 40" 26 ¾" 46" 32 ¾"
20 Count Aida 36" 24" 42" 30"
22 Count Hardanger 32 ¾" 21 ¾" 38 ¾" 27 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 28 ¾" 19 ¼" 34 ¾" 25 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 25 ¾" 17 ¼" 31 ¾" 23 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 22 ½" 15" 28 ½" 21"

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