The Northern Lights

by Thread-Bare

The Northern Lights cross-stitch pattern by Thread-Bare (SM size, High colors, Diamond Art palette)

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288 x 360 in 255 colors 103,680 stitches

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Description

To a scientist the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, is the result of collisions between charged particles released from the sun with gaseous particles in the Earth's atmosphere. To the rest of us, they are simply stunningly beautiful and awe-inspiring. A heavenly light show of shimmering light that can be seen more frequently the further North you are. There is a Southern equivalent, Aurora Australis, but smaller populations in range of seeing it make it less well-known.

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
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
6,921
327
Dark Violet
5,010
317
Pewter Gray
3,731
161
Gray Blue
3,655
930
Dark Antique Blue
3,552
797
Royal Blue
3,469
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
2,680
552
Medium Violet
2,558
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
2,420
954
Nile Green
2,402
414
Dark Steel Gray
2,376
803
Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue
1,980
913
Medium Nile Green
1,867
3816
Celadon Green
1,800
955
Light Nile Green
1,752
926
Medium Gray Green
1,573
992
Light Aquamarine
1,373
502
Blue Green
1,369
3768
Dark Gray Green
1,360
3371
Black Brown
1,349
445
Light Lemon
1,302
3042
Light Antique Violet
1,272
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
1,208
3727
Light Antique Mauve
1,190
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
1,181
336
Navy Blue
1,166
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
1,154
503
Medium Blue Green
1,137
3807
Cornflower Blue
1,098
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
1,057
931
Medium Antique Blue
1,048
311
Medium Navy Blue
1,029
160
Medium Gray Blue
978
825
Dark Blue
955
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
914
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
907
310
Black
905
563
Light Jade
869
3740
Dark Antique Violet
838
3836
Light Grape
791
3824
Light Apricot
740
993
Very Light Aquamarine
737
3835
Medium Grape
702
799
Medium Delft Blue
702
3834
Dark Grape
700
912
Light Emerald Green
695
3815
Dark Celadon Green
693
169
Light Pewter
680
554
Light Violet
676
318
Light Steel Gray
671
823
Dark Navy Blue
649
3041
Medium Antique Violet
631
3848
Medium Teal Green
630
224
Very Light Shell Pink
629
163
Medium Caledon Green
612
413
Dark Pewter Gray
547
3810
Dark Turquoise
513
798
Dark Delft Blue
503
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
493
3809
Very Dark Turquoise
490
322
Dark Baby Blue
488
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
487
562
Medium Jade
473
368
Light Pistachio Green
471
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
430
164
Light Forest Green
427
3765
Very Dark Peacock Blue
402
307
Lemon
395
208
Very Dark Lavender
389
3326
Light Rose
375
772
Very Light Yellow Green
368
826
Medium Blue
357
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
334
3819
Light Moss Green
324
451
Dark Shell Gray
301
564
Very Light Jade
292
334
Medium Baby Blue
285
3746
Dark Blue Violet
283
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
255
3851
Light Bright Green
247
340
Medium Blue Violet
246
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
237
553
Violet
235
966
Medium Baby Green
224
924
Very Dark Gray Green
219
3861
Light Cocoa
219
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
215
927
Light Gray Green
215
522
Fern Green
211
3354
Light Dusty Rose
206
597
Turquoise
205
958
Dark Seagreen
197
727
Very Light Topaz
197
165
Very Light Moss Green
196
3817
Light Celadon Green
192
794
Light Cornflower Blue
192
500
Very Dark Blue Green
190
3812
Very Dark Seagreen
181
3716
Very Light Rose
175
943
Medium Aquamarine
174
761
Light Salmon
174
316
Medium Antique Mauve
154
824
Very Dark Blue
136
760
Salmon
115
501
Dark Blue Green
112
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
108
959
Medium Seagreen
107
353
Peach
102
524
Very Light Fern Green
96
209
Dark Lavender
96
995
Dark Electric Blue
95
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
93
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
93
3855
Light Autumn Gold
92
911
Medium Emerald Green
90
934
Black Avocado Green
90
517
Dark Wedgwood
89
3688
Medium Mauve
87
746
Off White
84
932
Light Antique Blue
78
223
Light Shell Pink
76
3849
Light Teal Green
74
647
Medium Beaver Gray
73
452
Medium Shell Gray
73
3847
Dark Teal Green
72
523
Light Fern Green
72
3850
Dark Bright Green
71
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
70
3825
Pale Pumpkin
69
3779
Very Light Rosewood
69
3814
Aquamarine
68
703
Chartreuse
63
920
Medium Copper
60
535
Very Light Ash Gray
59
3022
Medium Brown Gray
58
991
Dark Aquamarine
57
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
57
159
Light Gray Blue
56
3341
Apricot
55
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
53
320
Medium Pistachio Green
50
841
Light Beige Brown
50
154
Very Dark Grape
50
367
Dark Pistachio Green
47
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
45
907
Light Parrot Green
44
745
Light Pale Yellow
44
518
Light Wedgwood
43
702
Kelly Green
43
300
Very Dark Mahogany
40
3860
Cocoa
37
642
Dark Beige Gray
36
975
Dark Golden Brown
35
900
Dark Burnt Orange
35
646
Dark Beaver Gray
34
946
Medium Burnt Orange
33
947
Burnt Orange
32
720
Dark Orange Spice
32
918
Dark Red Copper
32
989
Forest Green
31
3813
Light Blue Green
31
741
Medium Tangerine
31
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
30
962
Medium Dusty Rose
30
970
Light Pumpkin
30
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
29
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
27
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
27
3865
Winter White
26
3348
Light Yellow Green
26
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
26
814
Dark Garnet
26
801
Dark Coffee Brown
25
505
Jade Green
24
3013
Light Khaki Green
23
3787
Dark Brown Gray
23
967
Very Light Apricot
23
921
Copper
22
809
Delft Blue
22
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
19
740
Tangerine
19
3363
Medium Pine Green
18
407
Dark Desert Sand
18
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
18
520
Dark Fern Green
16
3364
Pine Green
15
3864
Light Mocha Beige
15
743
Medium Yellow
15
742
Light Tangerine
14
352
Light Coral
14
935
Dark Avocado Green
13
726
Light Topaz
13
3340
Medium Apricot
13
815
Medium Garnet
13
704
Bright Chartreuse
12
B5200
Snow White
12
840
Medium Beige Brown
12
919
Red Copper
12
612
Light Drab Brown
11
3687
Mauve
10
744
Pale Yellow
10
3859
Light Rosewood
10
721
Medium Orange Spice
10
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
9
610
Dark Drab Brown
9
725
Medium Light Topaz
9
3830
Terra Cotta
9
779
Dark Cocoa
9
3778
Light Terra Cotta
8
611
Drab Brown
8
370
Medium Mustard
8
676
Light Old Gold
8
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
8
151
Very Light Dusty Rose
8
3053
Green Gray
7
734
Light Olive Green
7
842
Very Light Beige Brown
7
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
7
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
7
3822
Light Straw
6
3821
Straw
6
402
Very Light Mahogany
6
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
6
3858
Medium Rosewood
6
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
6
988
Medium Forest Green
5
3012
Medium Khaki Green
5
435
Very Light Brown
5
722
Light Orange Spice
5
351
Coral
5
922
Light Copper
5
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
5
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
4
833
Light Golden Olive
4
301
Medium Mahogany
4
3609
Ultra Light Plum
4
910
Dark Emerald Green
3
964
Light Seagreen
3
3760
Medium Wedgwood
3
986
Very Dark Forest Green
3
987
Dark Forest Green
3
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
3
680
Dark Old Gold
3
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
3
3722
Medium Shell Pink
3
321
Red
3
701
Light Green
2
580
Dark Moss Green
2
834
Very Light Golden Olive
2
973
Bright Canary
2
371
Mustard
2
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2
598
Light Turquoise
1
3852
Very Dark Straw
1
817
Very Dark Coral Red
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 26 ¼" 32 ¾" 32 ¼" 38 ¾"
14 Count Aida 20 ½" 25 ¾" 26 ½" 31 ¾"
16 Count Aida 18" 22 ½" 24" 28 ½"
18 Count Aida 16" 20" 22" 26"
20 Count Aida 14 ½" 18" 20 ½" 24"
22 Count Hardanger 13" 16 ¼" 19" 22 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 11 ½" 14 ½" 17 ½" 20 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 10 ¼" 12 ¾" 16 ¼" 18 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 9" 11 ¼" 15" 17 ¼"

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