A Good Read

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

Size

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Extra small is ideal for simpler images without much detail where the time and expense of a larger pattern would be wasted.

Colors

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High color is for very colorful patterns or the smoothest possible gradients with less noticeable dithering.

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240 x 160 in 171 colors 38,400 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
21,086
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
669
721
Medium Orange Spice
651
722
Light Orange Spice
637
3830
Terra Cotta
577
676
Light Old Gold
488
3776
Light Mahogany
432
921
Copper
409
402
Very Light Mahogany
391
435
Very Light Brown
379
729
Medium Old Gold
366
741
Medium Tangerine
350
946
Medium Burnt Orange
345
3721
Dark Shell Pink
309
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
296
742
Light Tangerine
293
301
Medium Mahogany
286
3340
Medium Apricot
266
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
260
3858
Medium Rosewood
257
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
253
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
243
744
Pale Yellow
227
3722
Medium Shell Pink
227
918
Dark Red Copper
218
154
Very Dark Grape
218
725
Medium Light Topaz
214
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
213
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
205
436
Tan
193
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
187
900
Dark Burnt Orange
187
437
Light Tan
186
3821
Straw
182
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
179
783
Medium Topaz
175
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
172
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
166
Blanc
White
160
743
Medium Yellow
159
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
158
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
155
351
Coral
145
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
139
612
Light Drab Brown
137
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
136
728
Topaz
133
779
Dark Cocoa
129
550
Very Dark Violet
129
371
Mustard
128
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
126
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
125
21
Light Alizarin
123
727
Very Light Topaz
116
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
114
347
Very Dark Salmon
113
3860
Cocoa
113
3859
Light Rosewood
107
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
106
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
102
11
Light Tender Green
99
823
Dark Navy Blue
96
680
Dark Old Gold
90
3348
Light Yellow Green
86
814
Dark Garnet
85
738
Very Light Tan
84
3778
Light Terra Cotta
81
720
Dark Orange Spice
74
350
Medium Coral
74
947
Burnt Orange
72
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
70
3041
Medium Antique Violet
67
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
64
327
Dark Violet
64
407
Dark Desert Sand
61
3712
Medium Salmon
61
902
Very Dark Garnet
59
3834
Dark Grape
56
834
Very Light Golden Olive
55
15
Apple Green
53
734
Light Olive Green
52
07
Driftwood
51
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
51
23
Apple Blossom
50
3341
Apricot
49
451
Dark Shell Gray
48
950
Light Desert Sand
46
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
45
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
44
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
44
644
Medium Beige Gray
43
3803
Dark Mauve
41
09
Very Dark Cocoa
39
3864
Light Mocha Beige
34
18
Yellow Plum
32
3782
Light Mocha Brown
32
841
Light Beige Brown
32
10
Very Light Tender Green
32
3857
Dark Rosewood
30
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
29
355
Dark Terra Cotta
28
945
Tawny
28
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
28
610
Dark Drab Brown
28
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
27
726
Light Topaz
26
20
Shrimp
26
601
Dark Cranberry
25
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
25
891
Dark Carnation
24
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
23
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
22
760
Salmon
21
524
Very Light Fern Green
21
3023
Light Brown Gray
21
04
Dark Tin
21
892
Medium Carnation
21
3833
Light Raspberry
20
3801
Very Dark Melon
20
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
20
839
Dark Beige Brown
19
445
Light Lemon
18
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
17
169
Light Pewter
17
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
16
01
White Tin
16
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
16
600
Very Dark Cranberry
15
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
15
14
Pale Apple Green
14
801
Dark Coffee Brown
13
3371
Black Brown
12
611
Drab Brown
11
962
Medium Dusty Rose
10
608
Bright Orange
10
782
Dark Topaz
9
500
Very Dark Blue Green
9
433
Medium Brown
8
300
Very Dark Mahogany
8
893
Light Carnation
8
16
Light Chartreuse
8
833
Light Golden Olive
8
415
Pearl Gray
8
349
Dark Coral
7
3733
Dusty Rose
7
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
7
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
6
647
Medium Beaver Gray
6
3363
Medium Pine Green
6
3706
Medium Melon
6
28
Medium Light Eggplant
6
24
White Lavender
5
27
White Violet
5
917
Medium Plum
5
552
Medium Violet
5
413
Dark Pewter Gray
5
159
Light Gray Blue
5
25
Ultra Light Lavender
5
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
4
927
Light Gray Green
4
3747
Very Light Blue Violet
4
934
Black Avocado Green
3
961
Dark Dusty Rose
3
718
Plum
3
34
Dark Fuchsia
3
733
Medium Olive Green
2
310
Black
2
31
Blueberry
2
3835
Medium Grape
2
899
Medium Rose
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 21 ¾" 14 ½" 27 ¾" 20 ½"
14 Count Aida 17 ¼" 11 ½" 23 ¼" 17 ½"
16 Count Aida 15" 10" 21" 16"
18 Count Aida 13 ¼" 9" 19 ¼" 15"
20 Count Aida 12" 8" 18" 14"
22 Count Hardanger 11" 7 ¼" 17" 13 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 9 ½" 6 ½" 15 ½" 12 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 8 ½" 5 ¾" 14 ½" 11 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 7 ½" 5" 13 ½" 11"

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