An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

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

Size

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Large allows more details to be captured for a high quality result without the potential over-commitment of time and materials.

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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427 x 640 in 86 colors 273,280 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
15,093
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
14,437
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
13,514
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
9,755
610
Dark Drab Brown
9,506
3858
Medium Rosewood
8,986
839
Dark Beige Brown
8,125
801
Dark Coffee Brown
8,090
779
Dark Cocoa
7,994
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
7,680
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
7,285
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
6,750
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
6,645
407
Dark Desert Sand
6,100
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
6,075
612
Light Drab Brown
5,995
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
5,917
3064
Desert Sand
5,532
840
Medium Beige Brown
5,342
3787
Dark Brown Gray
5,145
830
Dark Golden Olive
4,539
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
4,535
934
Black Avocado Green
4,342
3011
Dark Khaki Green
3,950
3363
Medium Pine Green
3,728
3864
Light Mocha Beige
3,689
05
Light Driftwood
3,034
646
Dark Beaver Gray
2,959
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,934
647
Medium Beaver Gray
2,818
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
2,787
935
Dark Avocado Green
2,755
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
2,721
04
Dark Tin
2,658
3362
Dark Pine Green
2,625
169
Light Pewter
2,591
223
Light Shell Pink
2,566
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
2,283
613
Very Light Drab Brown
2,161
648
Light Beaver Gray
2,157
301
Medium Mahogany
2,094
3722
Medium Shell Pink
2,066
822
Light Beige Gray
2,026
3022
Medium Brown Gray
1,986
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,900
501
Dark Blue Green
1,852
368
Light Pistachio Green
1,815
21
Light Alizarin
1,700
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
1,592
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,477
918
Dark Red Copper
1,459
09
Very Dark Cocoa
1,423
370
Medium Mustard
1,422
927
Light Gray Green
1,421
356
Medium Terra Cotta
1,389
415
Pearl Gray
1,388
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
1,382
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
1,375
966
Medium Baby Green
1,312
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,298
738
Very Light Tan
1,241
435
Very Light Brown
1,213
224
Very Light Shell Pink
1,147
02
Tin
1,081
950
Light Desert Sand
931
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
902
371
Mustard
805
3828
Hazelnut Brown
769
413
Dark Pewter Gray
730
729
Medium Old Gold
674
321
Red
622
350
Medium Coral
618
3857
Dark Rosewood
615
402
Very Light Mahogany
593
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
546
154
Very Dark Grape
495
349
Dark Coral
486
3776
Light Mahogany
406
317
Pewter Gray
332
3346
Hunter Green
304
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
186
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
152
550
Very Dark Violet
96
702
Kelly Green
95
892
Medium Carnation
64
3716
Very Light Rose
2

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 38 ¾" 58 ¼" 44 ¾" 64 ¼"
14 Count Aida 30 ½" 45 ¾" 36 ½" 51 ¾"
16 Count Aida 26 ¾" 40" 32 ¾" 46"
18 Count Aida 23 ¾" 35 ½" 29 ¾" 41 ½"
20 Count Aida 21 ¼" 32" 27 ¼" 38"
22 Count Hardanger 19 ½" 29" 25 ½" 35"
25 Count Evenweave 17" 25 ½" 23" 31 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 15 ¼" 22 ¾" 21 ¼" 28 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 13 ¼" 20" 19 ¼" 26"

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