A Good Read

A Good Read cross-stitch pattern (XS size, High 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.

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 159 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
21,091
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
686
721
Medium Orange Spice
639
722
Light Orange Spice
615
3830
Terra Cotta
602
3776
Light Mahogany
487
3827
Pale Golden Brown
480
742
Light Tangerine
422
921
Copper
399
676
Light Old Gold
389
946
Medium Burnt Orange
381
402
Very Light Mahogany
365
729
Medium Old Gold
358
356
Medium Terra Cotta
349
741
Medium Tangerine
344
435
Very Light Brown
338
3858
Medium Rosewood
325
743
Medium Yellow
313
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
303
301
Medium Mahogany
282
3340
Medium Apricot
273
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
271
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
263
744
Pale Yellow
249
3859
Light Rosewood
240
154
Very Dark Grape
216
840
Medium Beige Brown
210
3822
Light Straw
206
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
205
3828
Hazelnut Brown
192
918
Dark Red Copper
192
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
179
900
Dark Burnt Orange
179
612
Light Drab Brown
178
437
Light Tan
171
3778
Light Terra Cotta
169
Blanc
White
168
436
Tan
167
920
Medium Copper
163
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
163
783
Medium Topaz
157
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
152
3740
Dark Antique Violet
152
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
151
3855
Light Autumn Gold
144
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
144
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
143
3328
Dark Salmon
136
3820
Dark Straw
135
550
Very Dark Violet
133
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
130
3722
Medium Shell Pink
124
165
Very Light Moss Green
124
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
120
3860
Cocoa
112
677
Very Light Old Gold
111
680
Dark Old Gold
102
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
101
3348
Light Yellow Green
99
823
Dark Navy Blue
97
3041
Medium Antique Violet
95
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
94
3831
Dark Raspberry
87
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
85
3685
Very Dark Mauve
84
814
Dark Garnet
82
350
Medium Coral
82
738
Very Light Tan
79
947
Burnt Orange
77
642
Dark Beige Gray
70
746
Off White
68
720
Dark Orange Spice
65
3864
Light Mocha Beige
63
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
62
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
60
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
54
3803
Dark Mauve
52
451
Dark Shell Gray
52
3047
Light Yellow Beige
47
646
Dark Beaver Gray
47
726
Light Topaz
46
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
43
950
Light Desert Sand
42
644
Medium Beige Gray
41
839
Dark Beige Brown
40
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
39
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
37
891
Dark Carnation
33
611
Drab Brown
32
902
Very Dark Garnet
31
647
Medium Beaver Gray
29
3833
Light Raspberry
28
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
27
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
26
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
26
524
Very Light Fern Green
26
892
Medium Carnation
26
3857
Dark Rosewood
24
712
Cream
24
601
Dark Cranberry
22
445
Light Lemon
21
3801
Very Dark Melon
21
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
20
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
20
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
20
434
Light Brown
20
919
Red Copper
19
760
Salmon
19
355
Dark Terra Cotta
18
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
18
822
Light Beige Gray
18
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
17
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
17
613
Very Light Drab Brown
15
893
Light Carnation
14
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
14
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
14
975
Dark Golden Brown
12
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
12
600
Very Dark Cranberry
12
972
Deep Canary
12
962
Medium Dusty Rose
11
3371
Black Brown
11
3733
Dusty Rose
11
3706
Medium Melon
11
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
11
3779
Very Light Rosewood
10
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
9
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
9
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
9
608
Bright Orange
8
500
Very Dark Blue Green
8
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
7
159
Light Gray Blue
7
917
Medium Plum
6
3042
Light Antique Violet
6
666
Bright Red
5
433
Medium Brown
5
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
5
3787
Dark Brown Gray
5
304
Medium Red
5
801
Dark Coffee Brown
5
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
5
928
Very Light Gray Green
5
321
Red
4
934
Black Avocado Green
4
353
Peach
4
300
Very Dark Mahogany
4
413
Dark Pewter Gray
4
733
Medium Olive Green
3
819
Light Baby Pink
2
967
Very Light Apricot
2
718
Plum
2
310
Black
2
453
Light Shell Gray
2
3747
Very Light Blue Violet
1
899
Medium Rose
1
3770
Very Light Tawny
1
775
Very Light Baby Blue
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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