A Good Read

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

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Small can save time and materials if you don't mind sacrificing some detail, or are limited by canvas size such as Diamond Art.

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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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360 x 240 in 89 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
47,673
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
1,806
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,520
3830
Terra Cotta
1,434
722
Light Orange Spice
1,287
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
988
435
Very Light Brown
975
729
Medium Old Gold
968
3855
Light Autumn Gold
939
21
Light Alizarin
926
921
Copper
859
970
Light Pumpkin
852
946
Medium Burnt Orange
840
676
Light Old Gold
829
742
Light Tangerine
799
725
Medium Light Topaz
772
3721
Dark Shell Pink
739
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
712
918
Dark Red Copper
669
3858
Medium Rosewood
643
900
Dark Burnt Orange
611
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
607
356
Medium Terra Cotta
607
351
Coral
606
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
600
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
592
301
Medium Mahogany
526
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
524
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
515
741
Medium Tangerine
502
3047
Light Yellow Beige
496
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
475
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
459
3825
Pale Pumpkin
457
3740
Dark Antique Violet
440
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
437
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
430
726
Light Topaz
428
437
Light Tan
415
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
409
3722
Medium Shell Pink
401
17
Light Yellow Plum
398
352
Light Coral
398
3860
Cocoa
392
154
Very Dark Grape
389
550
Very Dark Violet
377
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
340
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
332
Blanc
White
329
3859
Light Rosewood
321
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
314
371
Mustard
310
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
306
612
Light Drab Brown
297
823
Dark Navy Blue
289
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
283
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
280
165
Very Light Moss Green
269
734
Light Olive Green
267
09
Very Dark Cocoa
254
3340
Medium Apricot
241
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
215
3041
Medium Antique Violet
195
407
Dark Desert Sand
191
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
191
3685
Very Dark Mauve
189
11
Light Tender Green
180
833
Light Golden Olive
154
07
Driftwood
154
3782
Light Mocha Brown
149
06
Medium Light Driftwood
149
3833
Light Raspberry
147
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
146
814
Dark Garnet
137
839
Dark Beige Brown
136
3803
Dark Mauve
130
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
129
720
Dark Orange Spice
125
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
88
740
Tangerine
87
28
Medium Light Eggplant
87
3836
Light Grape
52
300
Very Dark Mahogany
50
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
49
25
Ultra Light Lavender
42
967
Very Light Apricot
31
3341
Apricot
20
972
Deep Canary
18
307
Lemon
6

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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