A Good Read

A Good Read cross-stitch pattern (MD size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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480 x 320 in 198 colors 153,600 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
85,035
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
2,754
721
Medium Orange Spice
2,251
3776
Light Mahogany
1,799
676
Light Old Gold
1,663
722
Light Orange Spice
1,629
921
Copper
1,580
977
Light Golden Brown
1,507
742
Light Tangerine
1,491
970
Light Pumpkin
1,486
3830
Terra Cotta
1,465
946
Medium Burnt Orange
1,317
744
Pale Yellow
1,242
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
1,231
729
Medium Old Gold
1,216
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
1,207
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,175
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
1,112
725
Medium Light Topaz
1,105
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
1,096
3822
Light Straw
1,081
3722
Medium Shell Pink
1,077
3721
Dark Shell Pink
1,073
435
Very Light Brown
1,054
22
Alizarin
1,009
437
Light Tan
1,001
743
Medium Yellow
987
3825
Pale Pumpkin
942
741
Medium Tangerine
901
301
Medium Mahogany
885
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
874
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
799
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
745
918
Dark Red Copper
716
900
Dark Burnt Orange
688
21
Light Alizarin
664
351
Coral
650
550
Very Dark Violet
645
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
635
727
Very Light Topaz
614
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
601
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
587
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
564
154
Very Dark Grape
554
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
545
352
Light Coral
517
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
516
3340
Medium Apricot
509
3860
Cocoa
497
612
Light Drab Brown
487
3828
Hazelnut Brown
480
920
Medium Copper
468
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
455
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
430
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
422
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
417
3821
Straw
414
3685
Very Dark Mauve
400
3064
Desert Sand
370
Blanc
White
361
3712
Medium Salmon
360
11
Light Tender Green
337
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
333
224
Very Light Shell Pink
317
945
Tawny
314
350
Medium Coral
310
3740
Dark Antique Violet
305
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
304
779
Dark Cocoa
304
15
Apple Green
297
3834
Dark Grape
289
823
Dark Navy Blue
287
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
282
3859
Light Rosewood
281
840
Medium Beige Brown
274
947
Burnt Orange
260
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
257
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
256
223
Light Shell Pink
250
720
Dark Orange Spice
245
734
Light Olive Green
243
3041
Medium Antique Violet
229
3803
Dark Mauve
220
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
212
644
Medium Beige Gray
212
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
206
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
199
814
Dark Garnet
185
841
Light Beige Brown
180
726
Light Topaz
177
3831
Dark Raspberry
164
347
Very Dark Salmon
160
09
Very Dark Cocoa
154
07
Driftwood
153
10
Very Light Tender Green
150
434
Light Brown
143
327
Dark Violet
141
740
Tangerine
138
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
134
3801
Very Dark Melon
127
451
Dark Shell Gray
125
601
Dark Cranberry
125
445
Light Lemon
123
839
Dark Beige Brown
123
164
Light Forest Green
120
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
119
500
Very Dark Blue Green
119
3705
Dark Melon
117
833
Light Golden Olive
116
14
Pale Apple Green
114
801
Dark Coffee Brown
108
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
106
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
103
3857
Dark Rosewood
102
760
Salmon
94
415
Pearl Gray
94
967
Very Light Apricot
90
610
Dark Drab Brown
89
29
Eggplant
87
23
Apple Blossom
81
3833
Light Raspberry
81
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
79
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
79
04
Dark Tin
69
433
Medium Brown
67
822
Light Beige Gray
66
3733
Dusty Rose
64
307
Lemon
60
471
Very Light Avocado Green
59
600
Very Dark Cranberry
56
915
Dark Plum
54
300
Very Dark Mahogany
51
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
51
611
Drab Brown
51
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
45
552
Medium Violet
43
3341
Apricot
42
951
Light Tawny
41
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
40
972
Deep Canary
40
3012
Medium Khaki Green
39
349
Dark Coral
38
310
Black
38
169
Light Pewter
38
3770
Very Light Tawny
37
893
Light Carnation
37
317
Pewter Gray
36
608
Bright Orange
32
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
31
26
Pale Lavender
29
326
Very Dark Rose
28
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
25
3371
Black Brown
25
917
Medium Plum
25
34
Dark Fuchsia
25
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
24
3835
Medium Grape
24
3706
Medium Melon
23
321
Red
21
606
Bright Orange Red
21
01
White Tin
20
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
20
956
Geranium
20
712
Cream
19
3787
Dark Brown Gray
19
899
Medium Rose
18
718
Plum
18
3052
Medium Green Gray
17
316
Medium Antique Mauve
15
25
Ultra Light Lavender
15
168
Very Light Pewter
14
535
Very Light Ash Gray
14
413
Dark Pewter Gray
14
31
Blueberry
14
3363
Medium Pine Green
13
830
Dark Golden Olive
10
3688
Medium Mauve
7
32
Dark Blueberry
7
553
Violet
7
831
Medium Golden Olive
5
817
Very Dark Coral Red
4
924
Very Dark Gray Green
4
3011
Dark Khaki Green
4
225
Ultra Very Light Shell Pink
3
502
Blue Green
3
444
Dark Lemon
3
907
Light Parrot Green
3
30
Medium Light Blueberry
3
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
2
564
Very Light Jade
2
3346
Hunter Green
2
973
Bright Canary
2
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
1
732
Olive Green
1
336
Navy Blue
1
520
Dark Fern Green
1
469
Avocado Green
1
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
1

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 43 ¾" 29" 49 ¾" 35"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 22 ¾" 40 ¼" 28 ¾"
16 Count Aida 30" 20" 36" 26"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 17 ¾" 32 ¾" 23 ¾"
20 Count Aida 24" 16" 30" 22"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 14 ½" 27 ¾" 20 ½"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 12 ¾" 25 ¼" 18 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 11 ½" 23 ¼" 17 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 10" 21" 16"

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