A Good Read

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

Size

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

Palette

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480 x 320 in 121 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
85,121
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
2,939
676
Light Old Gold
2,742
721
Medium Orange Spice
2,597
722
Light Orange Spice
1,812
921
Copper
1,610
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
1,599
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
1,527
970
Light Pumpkin
1,494
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
1,467
3830
Terra Cotta
1,463
742
Light Tangerine
1,454
21
Light Alizarin
1,430
729
Medium Old Gold
1,411
725
Medium Light Topaz
1,389
946
Medium Burnt Orange
1,364
437
Light Tan
1,279
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,276
402
Very Light Mahogany
1,134
918
Dark Red Copper
1,132
3721
Dark Shell Pink
1,112
3722
Medium Shell Pink
1,106
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,103
744
Pale Yellow
1,091
22
Alizarin
1,032
743
Medium Yellow
940
301
Medium Mahogany
900
351
Coral
896
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
879
741
Medium Tangerine
873
945
Tawny
809
680
Dark Old Gold
786
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
747
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
747
612
Light Drab Brown
732
3820
Dark Straw
700
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
675
550
Very Dark Violet
672
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
663
900
Dark Burnt Orange
662
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
630
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
617
727
Very Light Topaz
612
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
592
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
591
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
588
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
586
3064
Desert Sand
564
154
Very Dark Grape
526
3340
Medium Apricot
517
3860
Cocoa
504
3685
Very Dark Mauve
497
840
Medium Beige Brown
492
223
Light Shell Pink
487
920
Medium Copper
476
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
433
11
Light Tender Green
429
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
416
224
Very Light Shell Pink
415
352
Light Coral
414
3832
Medium Raspberry
404
371
Mustard
374
3865
Winter White
340
350
Medium Coral
340
3740
Dark Antique Violet
340
15
Apple Green
321
779
Dark Cocoa
314
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
293
3041
Medium Antique Violet
291
3834
Dark Grape
275
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
265
947
Burnt Orange
256
3803
Dark Mauve
255
720
Dark Orange Spice
236
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
231
347
Very Dark Salmon
217
814
Dark Garnet
213
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
204
841
Light Beige Brown
202
10
Very Light Tender Green
186
09
Very Dark Cocoa
180
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
179
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
178
801
Dark Coffee Brown
174
164
Light Forest Green
173
451
Dark Shell Gray
170
327
Dark Violet
168
20
Shrimp
163
3801
Very Dark Melon
151
726
Light Topaz
143
899
Medium Rose
142
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
140
500
Very Dark Blue Green
139
740
Tangerine
135
434
Light Brown
134
445
Light Lemon
130
839
Dark Beige Brown
128
600
Very Dark Cranberry
127
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
124
29
Eggplant
115
14
Pale Apple Green
113
3705
Dark Melon
101
28
Medium Light Eggplant
99
893
Light Carnation
98
610
Dark Drab Brown
92
3687
Mauve
91
316
Medium Antique Mauve
76
928
Very Light Gray Green
72
3012
Medium Khaki Green
72
733
Medium Olive Green
67
27
White Violet
62
307
Lemon
53
552
Medium Violet
49
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
46
777
Very Dark Raspberry
45
310
Black
41
972
Deep Canary
34
817
Very Dark Coral Red
33
3371
Black Brown
30
606
Bright Orange Red
21
831
Medium Golden Olive
4

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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