A Good Read

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

Size

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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.

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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360 x 240 in 116 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
47,666
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
1,636
3776
Light Mahogany
1,246
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,238
977
Light Golden Brown
936
3830
Terra Cotta
935
722
Light Orange Spice
895
921
Copper
873
970
Light Pumpkin
871
729
Medium Old Gold
854
676
Light Old Gold
829
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
814
742
Light Tangerine
799
3858
Medium Rosewood
771
21
Light Alizarin
770
3855
Light Autumn Gold
766
725
Medium Light Topaz
746
946
Medium Burnt Orange
727
22
Alizarin
718
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
682
3722
Medium Shell Pink
639
3721
Dark Shell Pink
627
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
595
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
589
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
586
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
544
301
Medium Mahogany
537
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
511
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
504
741
Medium Tangerine
491
3825
Pale Pumpkin
490
738
Very Light Tan
433
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
429
726
Light Topaz
413
437
Light Tan
406
17
Light Yellow Plum
396
677
Very Light Old Gold
379
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
377
154
Very Dark Grape
375
3860
Cocoa
356
351
Coral
351
371
Mustard
345
Blanc
White
334
550
Very Dark Violet
329
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
322
900
Dark Burnt Orange
318
727
Very Light Topaz
313
223
Light Shell Pink
313
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
313
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
310
840
Medium Beige Brown
304
165
Very Light Moss Green
298
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
295
779
Dark Cocoa
288
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
273
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
272
612
Light Drab Brown
271
352
Light Coral
269
920
Medium Copper
268
823
Dark Navy Blue
266
613
Very Light Drab Brown
264
3340
Medium Apricot
262
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
243
350
Medium Coral
242
3832
Medium Raspberry
230
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
224
407
Dark Desert Sand
206
3041
Medium Antique Violet
191
355
Dark Terra Cotta
181
902
Very Dark Garnet
165
3834
Dark Grape
164
734
Light Olive Green
158
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
157
3833
Light Raspberry
153
833
Light Golden Olive
148
947
Burnt Orange
145
327
Dark Violet
145
07
Driftwood
143
09
Very Dark Cocoa
134
720
Dark Orange Spice
129
3803
Dark Mauve
126
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
124
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
117
814
Dark Garnet
114
372
Light Mustard
109
535
Very Light Ash Gray
106
3864
Light Mocha Beige
99
11
Light Tender Green
98
06
Medium Light Driftwood
90
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
87
600
Very Dark Cranberry
86
839
Dark Beige Brown
80
28
Medium Light Eggplant
79
610
Dark Drab Brown
78
522
Fern Green
77
434
Light Brown
76
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
67
740
Tangerine
66
3705
Dark Melon
63
934
Black Avocado Green
58
500
Very Dark Blue Green
54
842
Very Light Beige Brown
49
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
47
300
Very Dark Mahogany
39
445
Light Lemon
35
25
Ultra Light Lavender
35
321
Red
26
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
23
606
Bright Orange Red
22
316
Medium Antique Mauve
18
3341
Apricot
18
972
Deep Canary
18
967
Very Light Apricot
12
307
Lemon
9
33
Fuchsia
8
831
Medium Golden Olive
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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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