An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

An Illicit Letter cross-stitch pattern by Vittorio Reggianini (XL size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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Extra large is for detailed images when you are willing to commit the time and materials to getting the absolute finest results.

Colors

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

Palette

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480 x 720 in 196 colors 345,600 stitches

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Description

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
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
16,843
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
16,487
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
15,239
839
Dark Beige Brown
12,432
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
11,951
08
Dark Driftwood
11,743
610
Dark Drab Brown
9,876
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
9,681
801
Dark Coffee Brown
9,575
3858
Medium Rosewood
9,426
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
9,097
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
8,615
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
8,487
407
Dark Desert Sand
6,798
612
Light Drab Brown
6,795
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
6,579
840
Medium Beige Brown
6,432
3064
Desert Sand
6,357
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
5,521
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
5,248
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
4,874
830
Dark Golden Olive
4,583
3363
Medium Pine Green
4,470
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
4,286
3864
Light Mocha Beige
3,844
169
Light Pewter
3,749
3011
Dark Khaki Green
3,638
646
Dark Beaver Gray
3,581
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
3,553
522
Fern Green
3,403
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
3,401
934
Black Avocado Green
3,207
223
Light Shell Pink
3,106
04
Dark Tin
3,043
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
3,031
935
Dark Avocado Green
2,835
433
Medium Brown
2,792
524
Very Light Fern Green
2,717
3023
Light Brown Gray
2,703
3052
Medium Green Gray
2,427
3861
Light Cocoa
2,418
644
Medium Beige Gray
2,387
822
Light Beige Gray
2,304
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
2,283
3860
Cocoa
2,270
3722
Medium Shell Pink
2,237
05
Light Driftwood
2,225
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
2,200
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
2,152
927
Light Gray Green
2,106
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
2,060
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
2,009
301
Medium Mahogany
1,930
501
Dark Blue Green
1,920
3362
Dark Pine Green
1,858
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
1,836
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,699
09
Very Dark Cocoa
1,688
370
Medium Mustard
1,609
21
Light Alizarin
1,585
224
Very Light Shell Pink
1,553
356
Medium Terra Cotta
1,529
966
Medium Baby Green
1,521
535
Very Light Ash Gray
1,512
435
Very Light Brown
1,396
580
Dark Moss Green
1,391
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
1,380
436
Tan
1,361
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
1,331
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,321
415
Pearl Gray
1,214
738
Very Light Tan
1,203
920
Medium Copper
1,149
371
Mustard
1,045
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
970
918
Dark Red Copper
897
937
Medium Avocado Green
895
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
854
950
Light Desert Sand
812
502
Blue Green
754
368
Light Pistachio Green
744
437
Light Tan
731
729
Medium Old Gold
729
3688
Medium Mauve
696
3828
Hazelnut Brown
640
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
553
452
Medium Shell Gray
539
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
506
760
Salmon
491
154
Very Dark Grape
491
3041
Medium Antique Violet
466
3857
Dark Rosewood
441
3826
Golden Brown
439
413
Dark Pewter Gray
437
3346
Hunter Green
435
471
Very Light Avocado Green
431
3348
Light Yellow Green
428
321
Red
418
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
414
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
388
352
Light Coral
384
163
Medium Caledon Green
381
904
Very Dark Parrot Green
364
503
Medium Blue Green
351
3776
Light Mahogany
344
987
Dark Forest Green
335
347
Very Dark Salmon
282
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
250
498
Dark Red
235
772
Very Light Yellow Green
233
900
Dark Burnt Orange
228
680
Dark Old Gold
226
817
Very Dark Coral Red
220
919
Red Copper
213
500
Very Dark Blue Green
208
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
194
351
Coral
186
3712
Medium Salmon
161
606
Bright Orange Red
149
666
Bright Red
142
814
Dark Garnet
142
164
Light Forest Green
128
734
Light Olive Green
127
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
122
3833
Light Raspberry
120
3768
Dark Gray Green
116
3371
Black Brown
112
349
Dark Coral
110
986
Very Dark Forest Green
99
29
Eggplant
97
3685
Very Dark Mauve
95
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
87
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
79
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
79
550
Very Dark Violet
70
922
Light Copper
68
924
Very Dark Gray Green
60
3816
Celadon Green
59
10
Very Light Tender Green
58
3727
Light Antique Mauve
57
505
Jade Green
56
336
Navy Blue
55
3354
Light Dusty Rose
46
832
Golden Olive
45
823
Dark Navy Blue
45
469
Avocado Green
40
3801
Very Dark Melon
37
561
Very Dark Jade
35
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
35
930
Dark Antique Blue
35
702
Kelly Green
33
3345
Dark Hunter Green
31
701
Light Green
31
32
Dark Blueberry
24
327
Dark Violet
24
3834
Dark Grape
23
608
Bright Orange
21
976
Medium Golden Brown
20
676
Light Old Gold
20
3687
Mauve
19
797
Royal Blue
18
782
Dark Topaz
16
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
16
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
15
720
Dark Orange Spice
15
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
15
3705
Dark Melon
15
3835
Medium Grape
15
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
11
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
11
552
Medium Violet
10
796
Dark Royal Blue
8
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
8
721
Medium Orange Spice
8
931
Medium Antique Blue
6
3807
Cornflower Blue
6
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
5
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
5
955
Light Nile Green
5
3716
Very Light Rose
5
947
Burnt Orange
4
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
4
894
Very Light Carnation
4
15
Apple Green
3
3340
Medium Apricot
3
824
Very Dark Blue
3
563
Light Jade
3
825
Dark Blue
2
3746
Dark Blue Violet
2
160
Medium Gray Blue
1
597
Turquoise
1
310
Black
1
33
Fuchsia
1
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
1
798
Dark Delft Blue
1
3820
Dark Straw
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 43 ¾" 65 ½" 49 ¾" 71 ½"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 51 ½" 40 ¼" 57 ½"
16 Count Aida 30" 45" 36" 51"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 40" 32 ¾" 46"
20 Count Aida 24" 36" 30" 42"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 32 ¾" 27 ¾" 38 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 28 ¾" 25 ¼" 34 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 25 ¾" 23 ¼" 31 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 22 ½" 21" 28 ½"

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