A Good Read

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

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Large allows more details to be captured for a high quality result without the potential over-commitment of time and materials.

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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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640 x 426 in 92 colors 272,640 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
150,798
721
Medium Orange Spice
5,224
3776
Light Mahogany
3,706
722
Light Orange Spice
3,441
3830
Terra Cotta
3,155
977
Light Golden Brown
3,004
3855
Light Autumn Gold
2,959
970
Light Pumpkin
2,856
946
Medium Burnt Orange
2,771
921
Copper
2,757
676
Light Old Gold
2,687
743
Medium Yellow
2,606
783
Medium Topaz
2,446
729
Medium Old Gold
2,351
742
Light Tangerine
2,294
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
2,288
3825
Pale Pumpkin
2,280
22
Alizarin
2,137
435
Very Light Brown
2,131
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,074
900
Dark Burnt Orange
2,016
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
2,001
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,993
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,988
3721
Dark Shell Pink
1,967
3340
Medium Apricot
1,931
301
Medium Mahogany
1,910
725
Medium Light Topaz
1,902
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
1,864
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,501
918
Dark Red Copper
1,486
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
1,449
21
Light Alizarin
1,446
351
Coral
1,428
550
Very Dark Violet
1,413
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,406
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
1,387
741
Medium Tangerine
1,374
779
Dark Cocoa
1,369
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,364
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
1,343
727
Very Light Topaz
1,343
3859
Light Rosewood
1,334
728
Topaz
1,275
677
Very Light Old Gold
1,184
902
Very Dark Garnet
1,169
437
Light Tan
1,153
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,129
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
1,127
3860
Cocoa
1,102
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,077
154
Very Dark Grape
1,063
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
1,055
920
Medium Copper
1,027
371
Mustard
975
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
968
352
Light Coral
950
09
Very Dark Cocoa
948
Blanc
White
931
165
Very Light Moss Green
866
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
853
841
Light Beige Brown
773
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
763
3064
Desert Sand
718
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
675
15
Apple Green
631
814
Dark Garnet
614
3041
Medium Antique Violet
612
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
600
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
577
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
567
726
Light Topaz
555
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
533
720
Dark Orange Spice
493
734
Light Olive Green
469
646
Dark Beaver Gray
459
3833
Light Raspberry
439
05
Light Driftwood
420
3782
Light Mocha Brown
402
3803
Dark Mauve
384
801
Dark Coffee Brown
339
445
Light Lemon
255
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
251
25
Ultra Light Lavender
231
349
Dark Coral
209
310
Black
199
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
189
967
Very Light Apricot
127
307
Lemon
52
164
Light Forest Green
37
831
Medium Golden Olive
19
972
Deep Canary
16

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 58 ¼" 38 ¾" 64 ¼" 44 ¾"
14 Count Aida 45 ¾" 30 ½" 51 ¾" 36 ½"
16 Count Aida 40" 26 ¾" 46" 32 ¾"
18 Count Aida 35 ½" 23 ¾" 41 ½" 29 ¾"
20 Count Aida 32" 21 ¼" 38" 27 ¼"
22 Count Hardanger 29" 19 ¼" 35" 25 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 25 ½" 17" 31 ½" 23"
28 Count Evenweave 22 ¾" 15 ¼" 28 ¾" 21 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 20" 13 ¼" 26" 19 ¼"

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