A Good Read

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

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Colors

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360 x 240 in 203 colors 86,400 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
47,669
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
1,625
3776
Light Mahogany
1,266
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,232
742
Light Tangerine
984
3830
Terra Cotta
932
921
Copper
921
722
Light Orange Spice
908
970
Light Pumpkin
865
676
Light Old Gold
779
977
Light Golden Brown
775
946
Medium Burnt Orange
733
729
Medium Old Gold
732
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
693
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
688
3855
Light Autumn Gold
687
3858
Medium Rosewood
651
3721
Dark Shell Pink
626
743
Medium Yellow
619
3722
Medium Shell Pink
609
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
573
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
563
22
Alizarin
560
301
Medium Mahogany
533
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
516
21
Light Alizarin
511
741
Medium Tangerine
494
3825
Pale Pumpkin
482
3822
Light Straw
480
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
476
3821
Straw
447
402
Very Light Mahogany
427
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
425
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
405
3828
Hazelnut Brown
398
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
392
351
Coral
388
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
371
918
Dark Red Copper
356
154
Very Dark Grape
349
727
Very Light Topaz
339
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
339
3860
Cocoa
335
550
Very Dark Violet
329
437
Light Tan
321
900
Dark Burnt Orange
319
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
316
677
Very Light Old Gold
309
Blanc
White
304
223
Light Shell Pink
289
3859
Light Rosewood
284
779
Dark Cocoa
274
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
269
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
268
612
Light Drab Brown
258
3340
Medium Apricot
257
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
256
920
Medium Copper
252
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
249
165
Very Light Moss Green
239
3712
Medium Salmon
231
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
227
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
215
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
179
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
170
407
Dark Desert Sand
166
3047
Light Yellow Beige
165
350
Medium Coral
159
823
Dark Navy Blue
158
734
Light Olive Green
146
950
Light Desert Sand
143
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
141
3041
Medium Antique Violet
140
352
Light Coral
139
947
Burnt Orange
135
327
Dark Violet
134
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
130
3685
Very Dark Mauve
126
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
126
3834
Dark Grape
120
3803
Dark Mauve
120
720
Dark Orange Spice
119
726
Light Topaz
118
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
118
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
111
3864
Light Mocha Beige
108
814
Dark Garnet
98
09
Very Dark Cocoa
98
372
Light Mustard
92
833
Light Golden Olive
90
3831
Dark Raspberry
84
07
Driftwood
83
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
81
839
Dark Beige Brown
78
434
Light Brown
74
347
Very Dark Salmon
74
10
Very Light Tender Green
73
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
72
15
Apple Green
72
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
70
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
68
3801
Very Dark Melon
67
601
Dark Cranberry
66
740
Tangerine
63
841
Light Beige Brown
62
610
Dark Drab Brown
61
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
60
23
Apple Blossom
57
644
Medium Beige Gray
56
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
55
902
Very Dark Garnet
55
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
54
3012
Medium Khaki Green
54
14
Pale Apple Green
52
611
Drab Brown
51
3861
Light Cocoa
50
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
50
801
Dark Coffee Brown
49
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
48
04
Dark Tin
47
892
Medium Carnation
47
500
Very Dark Blue Green
47
535
Very Light Ash Gray
46
3833
Light Raspberry
44
975
Dark Golden Brown
42
3857
Dark Rosewood
40
822
Light Beige Gray
39
445
Light Lemon
38
06
Medium Light Driftwood
37
29
Eggplant
36
17
Light Yellow Plum
35
3782
Light Mocha Brown
35
934
Black Avocado Green
30
471
Very Light Avocado Green
30
647
Medium Beaver Gray
28
600
Very Dark Cranberry
27
28
Medium Light Eggplant
27
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
25
552
Medium Violet
25
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
23
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
22
3052
Medium Green Gray
22
893
Light Carnation
22
3819
Light Moss Green
21
962
Medium Dusty Rose
21
520
Dark Fern Green
21
951
Light Tawny
19
169
Light Pewter
19
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
18
608
Bright Orange
18
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
18
972
Deep Canary
18
3733
Dusty Rose
17
712
Cream
17
3787
Dark Brown Gray
17
349
Dark Coral
16
159
Light Gray Blue
16
02
Tin
16
415
Pearl Gray
15
948
Very Light Peach
14
20
Shrimp
14
3371
Black Brown
13
452
Medium Shell Gray
13
326
Very Dark Rose
13
606
Bright Orange Red
12
321
Red
11
413
Dark Pewter Gray
11
3341
Apricot
10
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
10
648
Light Beaver Gray
10
164
Light Forest Green
10
917
Medium Plum
9
34
Dark Fuchsia
9
24
White Lavender
8
3363
Medium Pine Green
8
307
Lemon
8
31
Blueberry
8
01
White Tin
7
3835
Medium Grape
7
899
Medium Rose
7
718
Plum
7
3042
Light Antique Violet
7
3836
Light Grape
7
3753
Ultra Very Light Antique Blue
7
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
6
3817
Light Celadon Green
6
310
Black
6
501
Dark Blue Green
5
3706
Medium Melon
5
831
Medium Golden Olive
3
316
Medium Antique Mauve
2
32
Dark Blueberry
2
956
Geranium
2
3813
Light Blue Green
2
907
Light Parrot Green
2
830
Dark Golden Olive
2
211
Light Lavender
2
30
Medium Light Blueberry
2
703
Chartreuse
1
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
1
553
Violet
1
3713
Very Light Salmon
1
444
Dark Lemon
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 32 ¾" 21 ¾" 38 ¾" 27 ¾"
14 Count Aida 25 ¾" 17 ¼" 31 ¾" 23 ¼"
16 Count Aida 22 ½" 15" 28 ½" 21"
18 Count Aida 20" 13 ¼" 26" 19 ¼"
20 Count Aida 18" 12" 24" 18"
22 Count Hardanger 16 ¼" 11" 22 ¼" 17"
25 Count Evenweave 14 ½" 9 ½" 20 ½" 15 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 8 ½" 18 ¾" 14 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 11 ¼" 7 ½" 17 ¼" 13 ½"

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