An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

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

Size

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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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Low color is best suited for images with fewer colors at the risk of sometimes increasing dithering.

Palette

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480 x 720 in 88 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
18,993
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
18,295
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
17,247
610
Dark Drab Brown
12,148
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
12,110
3858
Medium Rosewood
11,735
839
Dark Beige Brown
10,513
801
Dark Coffee Brown
10,369
779
Dark Cocoa
10,005
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
9,904
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
9,555
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
8,425
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
8,318
612
Light Drab Brown
7,608
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
7,341
3064
Desert Sand
6,976
407
Dark Desert Sand
6,899
840
Medium Beige Brown
6,661
3787
Dark Brown Gray
6,560
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
5,780
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
5,587
830
Dark Golden Olive
5,512
934
Black Avocado Green
5,504
3011
Dark Khaki Green
5,084
3363
Medium Pine Green
4,702
3864
Light Mocha Beige
4,100
644
Medium Beige Gray
3,818
646
Dark Beaver Gray
3,680
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
3,637
642
Dark Beige Gray
3,558
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
3,480
935
Dark Avocado Green
3,461
647
Medium Beaver Gray
3,457
169
Light Pewter
3,424
04
Dark Tin
3,348
3362
Dark Pine Green
3,342
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
3,283
223
Light Shell Pink
3,227
524
Very Light Fern Green
3,131
301
Medium Mahogany
2,731
3722
Medium Shell Pink
2,619
613
Very Light Drab Brown
2,585
453
Light Shell Gray
2,492
822
Light Beige Gray
2,477
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
2,432
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
2,418
501
Dark Blue Green
2,342
927
Light Gray Green
2,143
21
Light Alizarin
2,088
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
2,050
3022
Medium Brown Gray
2,029
368
Light Pistachio Green
1,944
738
Very Light Tan
1,920
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,884
966
Medium Baby Green
1,854
09
Very Dark Cocoa
1,822
415
Pearl Gray
1,766
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
1,731
356
Medium Terra Cotta
1,702
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,674
435
Very Light Brown
1,555
355
Dark Terra Cotta
1,466
370
Medium Mustard
1,367
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
1,330
371
Mustard
1,132
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
1,091
950
Light Desert Sand
988
3828
Hazelnut Brown
967
413
Dark Pewter Gray
927
350
Medium Coral
875
729
Medium Old Gold
872
452
Medium Shell Gray
872
817
Very Dark Coral Red
816
3733
Dusty Rose
725
3857
Dark Rosewood
706
402
Very Light Mahogany
702
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
632
154
Very Dark Grape
602
3776
Light Mahogany
521
816
Garnet
514
3346
Hunter Green
409
317
Pewter Gray
392
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
195
3705
Dark Melon
144
702
Kelly Green
131
550
Very Dark Violet
130
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
37
3326
Light Rose
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 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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