An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

An Illicit Letter cross-stitch pattern by Vittorio Reggianini (SM size, Low colors, Diamond Art palette)

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Small can save time and materials if you don't mind sacrificing some detail, or are limited by canvas size such as Diamond Art.

Colors

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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 360 in 89 colors 86,400 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
610
Dark Drab Brown
4,890
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
4,428
3858
Medium Rosewood
4,202
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
4,150
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
3,553
839
Dark Beige Brown
3,404
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
2,699
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
2,460
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,359
730
Very Dark Olive Green
2,302
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
2,189
3787
Dark Brown Gray
2,177
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
2,137
3064
Desert Sand
1,986
612
Light Drab Brown
1,896
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,880
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,800
3721
Dark Shell Pink
1,713
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,536
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
1,472
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,381
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,363
3363
Medium Pine Green
1,287
646
Dark Beaver Gray
1,169
433
Medium Brown
1,122
169
Light Pewter
1,092
644
Medium Beige Gray
1,034
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
1,031
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
977
223
Light Shell Pink
922
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
910
647
Medium Beaver Gray
894
3782
Light Mocha Brown
881
822
Light Beige Gray
846
524
Very Light Fern Green
840
935
Dark Avocado Green
833
3051
Dark Green Gray
833
3722
Medium Shell Pink
822
934
Black Avocado Green
797
501
Dark Blue Green
683
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
660
368
Light Pistachio Green
640
224
Very Light Shell Pink
564
613
Very Light Drab Brown
554
414
Dark Steel Gray
542
434
Light Brown
536
927
Light Gray Green
533
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
512
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
487
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
435
738
Very Light Tan
427
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
415
435
Very Light Brown
410
317
Pewter Gray
410
370
Medium Mustard
405
301
Medium Mahogany
405
356
Medium Terra Cotta
398
415
Pearl Gray
393
413
Dark Pewter Gray
332
3776
Light Mahogany
293
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
267
966
Medium Baby Green
266
729
Medium Old Gold
262
371
Mustard
241
168
Very Light Pewter
226
355
Dark Terra Cotta
220
3041
Medium Antique Violet
201
975
Dark Golden Brown
189
3828
Hazelnut Brown
185
437
Light Tan
181
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
171
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
161
3733
Dusty Rose
160
321
Red
160
154
Very Dark Grape
155
350
Medium Coral
130
349
Dark Coral
128
3831
Dark Raspberry
108
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
107
945
Tawny
101
3328
Dark Salmon
96
921
Copper
87
451
Dark Shell Gray
72
928
Very Light Gray Green
61
3371
Black Brown
56
814
Dark Garnet
51
470
Light Avocado Green
39
702
Kelly Green
11
676
Light Old Gold
7

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" 32 ¾" 27 ¾" 38 ¾"
14 Count Aida 17 ¼" 25 ¾" 23 ¼" 31 ¾"
16 Count Aida 15" 22 ½" 21" 28 ½"
18 Count Aida 13 ¼" 20" 19 ¼" 26"
20 Count Aida 12" 18" 18" 24"
22 Count Hardanger 11" 16 ¼" 17" 22 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 9 ½" 14 ½" 15 ½" 20 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 8 ½" 12 ¾" 14 ½" 18 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 7 ½" 11 ¼" 13 ½" 17 ¼"

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