A Good Read

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

Size

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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.

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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640 x 426 in 116 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
150,801
721
Medium Orange Spice
5,117
722
Light Orange Spice
3,550
3776
Light Mahogany
3,537
3855
Light Autumn Gold
3,005
946
Medium Burnt Orange
2,772
970
Light Pumpkin
2,760
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,640
3830
Terra Cotta
2,617
977
Light Golden Brown
2,606
743
Medium Yellow
2,568
921
Copper
2,519
742
Light Tangerine
2,463
676
Light Old Gold
2,390
783
Medium Topaz
2,371
22
Alizarin
2,363
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
2,294
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
2,245
3825
Pale Pumpkin
2,210
3721
Dark Shell Pink
2,004
355
Dark Terra Cotta
1,951
3340
Medium Apricot
1,931
729
Medium Old Gold
1,905
435
Very Light Brown
1,904
725
Medium Light Topaz
1,875
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,753
301
Medium Mahogany
1,677
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,608
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,480
436
Tan
1,472
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
1,361
741
Medium Tangerine
1,353
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
1,322
727
Very Light Topaz
1,316
3821
Straw
1,310
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,284
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
1,283
677
Very Light Old Gold
1,282
779
Dark Cocoa
1,279
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,240
550
Very Dark Violet
1,222
900
Dark Burnt Orange
1,201
3328
Dark Salmon
1,178
21
Light Alizarin
1,160
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,152
3685
Very Dark Mauve
1,100
3860
Cocoa
1,062
920
Medium Copper
1,030
437
Light Tan
1,024
351
Coral
1,021
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
998
154
Very Dark Grape
997
352
Light Coral
962
612
Light Drab Brown
950
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
932
Blanc
White
929
350
Medium Coral
865
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
829
165
Very Light Moss Green
820
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
753
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
694
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
662
3859
Light Rosewood
652
3834
Dark Grape
649
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
614
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
588
814
Dark Garnet
565
726
Light Topaz
545
10
Very Light Tender Green
535
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
518
371
Mustard
517
3041
Medium Antique Violet
511
3864
Light Mocha Beige
507
720
Dark Orange Spice
480
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
475
15
Apple Green
467
370
Medium Mustard
459
801
Dark Coffee Brown
456
3820
Dark Straw
446
09
Very Dark Cocoa
429
223
Light Shell Pink
422
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
409
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
404
822
Light Beige Gray
401
899
Medium Rose
395
3803
Dark Mauve
388
3861
Light Cocoa
350
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
333
05
Light Driftwood
323
500
Very Dark Blue Green
314
3832
Medium Raspberry
309
734
Light Olive Green
308
834
Very Light Golden Olive
284
600
Very Dark Cranberry
280
434
Light Brown
275
28
Medium Light Eggplant
270
445
Light Lemon
247
07
Driftwood
243
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
238
740
Tangerine
232
610
Dark Drab Brown
193
310
Black
192
892
Medium Carnation
188
3371
Black Brown
172
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
144
967
Very Light Apricot
141
3687
Mauve
137
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
125
777
Very Dark Raspberry
122
3819
Light Moss Green
113
321
Red
109
833
Light Golden Olive
63
164
Light Forest Green
62
307
Lemon
49
972
Deep Canary
17
831
Medium Golden Olive
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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