A Good Read

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

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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.

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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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240 x 160 in 89 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
21,125
722
Light Orange Spice
695
721
Medium Orange Spice
680
676
Light Old Gold
625
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
619
3830
Terra Cotta
604
729
Medium Old Gold
394
946
Medium Burnt Orange
390
435
Very Light Brown
381
921
Copper
369
741
Medium Tangerine
351
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
348
437
Light Tan
342
3721
Dark Shell Pink
316
900
Dark Burnt Orange
308
3776
Light Mahogany
301
742
Light Tangerine
296
918
Dark Red Copper
286
3828
Hazelnut Brown
283
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
278
301
Medium Mahogany
276
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
270
3340
Medium Apricot
267
738
Very Light Tan
262
744
Pale Yellow
259
3858
Medium Rosewood
257
725
Medium Light Topaz
251
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
241
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
238
154
Very Dark Grape
233
728
Topaz
222
976
Medium Golden Brown
215
21
Light Alizarin
215
352
Light Coral
215
3328
Dark Salmon
210
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
206
779
Dark Cocoa
206
165
Very Light Moss Green
205
612
Light Drab Brown
204
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
201
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
192
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
184
743
Medium Yellow
168
783
Medium Topaz
166
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
164
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
161
3865
Winter White
153
3860
Cocoa
152
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
148
550
Very Dark Violet
142
3859
Light Rosewood
139
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
138
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
130
727
Very Light Topaz
124
823
Dark Navy Blue
122
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
117
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
115
351
Coral
112
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
109
680
Dark Old Gold
108
09
Very Dark Cocoa
106
842
Very Light Beige Brown
102
613
Very Light Drab Brown
99
902
Very Dark Garnet
98
3041
Medium Antique Violet
98
945
Tawny
97
814
Dark Garnet
93
734
Light Olive Green
90
834
Very Light Golden Olive
88
720
Dark Orange Spice
82
223
Light Shell Pink
80
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
79
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
73
3022
Medium Brown Gray
69
3341
Apricot
68
451
Dark Shell Gray
61
3833
Light Raspberry
59
20
Shrimp
55
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
55
3803
Dark Mauve
49
27
White Violet
47
05
Light Driftwood
45
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
45
3705
Dark Melon
43
760
Salmon
31
610
Dark Drab Brown
30
726
Light Topaz
24
28
Medium Light Eggplant
24
03
Medium Tin
22

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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