A Good Read

A Good Read cross-stitch pattern (XS size, Low colors, Diamond Art 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
21,090
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
932
970
Light Pumpkin
642
3830
Terra Cotta
637
946
Medium Burnt Orange
540
722
Light Orange Spice
478
676
Light Old Gold
452
742
Light Tangerine
421
729
Medium Old Gold
404
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
401
3776
Light Mahogany
375
3858
Medium Rosewood
365
921
Copper
352
356
Medium Terra Cotta
352
435
Very Light Brown
348
402
Very Light Mahogany
335
976
Medium Golden Brown
327
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
300
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
289
301
Medium Mahogany
286
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
280
744
Pale Yellow
274
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
272
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
270
3828
Hazelnut Brown
261
900
Dark Burnt Orange
250
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
245
154
Very Dark Grape
232
725
Medium Light Topaz
229
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
221
3822
Light Straw
219
3348
Light Yellow Green
207
918
Dark Red Copper
203
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
191
3859
Light Rosewood
189
612
Light Drab Brown
188
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
185
743
Medium Yellow
182
Blanc
White
179
3825
Pale Pumpkin
174
779
Dark Cocoa
172
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
170
3860
Cocoa
161
920
Medium Copper
155
677
Very Light Old Gold
151
165
Very Light Moss Green
150
3831
Dark Raspberry
147
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
147
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
146
3820
Dark Straw
143
680
Dark Old Gold
143
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
142
550
Very Dark Violet
140
3722
Medium Shell Pink
137
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
132
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
132
3041
Medium Antique Violet
124
3340
Medium Apricot
123
351
Coral
122
902
Very Dark Garnet
122
823
Dark Navy Blue
121
727
Very Light Topaz
114
3328
Dark Salmon
103
950
Light Desert Sand
96
3782
Light Mocha Brown
95
646
Dark Beaver Gray
93
814
Dark Garnet
90
3833
Light Raspberry
85
352
Light Coral
84
720
Dark Orange Spice
81
642
Dark Beige Gray
80
644
Medium Beige Gray
75
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
74
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
70
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
69
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
58
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
56
726
Light Topaz
50
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
39
3705
Dark Melon
38
919
Red Copper
36
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
34
839
Dark Beige Brown
28
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
24
833
Light Golden Olive
18
445
Light Lemon
18
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
17
801
Dark Coffee Brown
13
967
Very Light Apricot
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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 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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