An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

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

Size

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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Medium color is a great compromise that usually gives great results without looking too grainy.

Palette

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320 x 480 in 115 colors 153,600 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
7,589
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
7,538
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
7,197
08
Dark Driftwood
5,918
3858
Medium Rosewood
5,618
839
Dark Beige Brown
5,456
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
5,363
610
Dark Drab Brown
4,494
801
Dark Coffee Brown
4,465
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
4,335
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
4,013
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
3,850
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
3,669
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
3,355
612
Light Drab Brown
3,244
3064
Desert Sand
3,187
407
Dark Desert Sand
3,098
840
Medium Beige Brown
2,908
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
2,553
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,442
830
Dark Golden Olive
2,011
3363
Medium Pine Green
1,986
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
1,931
3864
Light Mocha Beige
1,786
646
Dark Beaver Gray
1,612
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,612
644
Medium Beige Gray
1,587
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,575
642
Dark Beige Gray
1,527
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
1,503
223
Light Shell Pink
1,497
934
Black Avocado Green
1,479
04
Dark Tin
1,475
169
Light Pewter
1,463
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
1,455
524
Very Light Fern Green
1,424
647
Medium Beaver Gray
1,396
935
Dark Avocado Green
1,324
822
Light Beige Gray
1,167
3362
Dark Pine Green
1,166
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
1,111
613
Very Light Drab Brown
1,071
3722
Medium Shell Pink
1,066
3860
Cocoa
1,043
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,021
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
997
501
Dark Blue Green
961
368
Light Pistachio Green
939
927
Light Gray Green
909
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
895
3022
Medium Brown Gray
891
21
Light Alizarin
877
434
Light Brown
783
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
783
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
757
224
Very Light Shell Pink
717
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
689
09
Very Dark Cocoa
680
301
Medium Mahogany
665
356
Medium Terra Cotta
657
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
651
435
Very Light Brown
638
738
Very Light Tan
635
02
Tin
624
370
Medium Mustard
623
966
Medium Baby Green
613
415
Pearl Gray
600
580
Dark Moss Green
557
413
Dark Pewter Gray
528
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
506
3830
Terra Cotta
506
937
Medium Avocado Green
431
371
Mustard
428
950
Light Desert Sand
412
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
405
918
Dark Red Copper
403
729
Medium Old Gold
377
3828
Hazelnut Brown
375
452
Medium Shell Gray
374
437
Light Tan
331
3688
Medium Mauve
324
154
Very Dark Grape
317
3857
Dark Rosewood
293
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
288
3826
Golden Brown
238
03
Medium Tin
237
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
226
22
Alizarin
224
352
Light Coral
220
321
Red
204
3041
Medium Antique Violet
193
817
Very Dark Coral Red
192
3776
Light Mahogany
190
920
Medium Copper
187
3346
Hunter Green
177
350
Medium Coral
176
3348
Light Yellow Green
174
680
Dark Old Gold
164
498
Dark Red
146
606
Bright Orange Red
104
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
83
471
Very Light Avocado Green
79
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
50
3831
Dark Raspberry
50
561
Very Dark Jade
44
892
Medium Carnation
38
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
35
823
Dark Navy Blue
33
702
Kelly Green
32
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
28
989
Forest Green
18
819
Light Baby Pink
11
796
Dark Royal Blue
11
563
Light Jade
9
676
Light Old Gold
8

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 29" 43 ¾" 35" 49 ¾"
14 Count Aida 22 ¾" 34 ¼" 28 ¾" 40 ¼"
16 Count Aida 20" 30" 26" 36"
18 Count Aida 17 ¾" 26 ¾" 23 ¾" 32 ¾"
20 Count Aida 16" 24" 22" 30"
22 Count Hardanger 14 ½" 21 ¾" 20 ½" 27 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 19 ¼" 18 ¾" 25 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 11 ½" 17 ¼" 17 ½" 23 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 10" 15" 16" 21"

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