An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

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

Size

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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.

Palette

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240 x 360 in 88 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
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
4,834
610
Dark Drab Brown
4,295
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
4,109
779
Dark Cocoa
3,358
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
3,036
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,910
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,864
839
Dark Beige Brown
2,643
801
Dark Coffee Brown
2,451
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,305
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
2,221
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
2,129
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,953
612
Light Drab Brown
1,936
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,906
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
1,793
3064
Desert Sand
1,789
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,615
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,582
830
Dark Golden Olive
1,528
3721
Dark Shell Pink
1,519
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,374
934
Black Avocado Green
1,346
3864
Light Mocha Beige
1,183
3363
Medium Pine Green
1,140
169
Light Pewter
1,136
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,099
647
Medium Beaver Gray
931
935
Dark Avocado Green
901
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
898
646
Dark Beaver Gray
888
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
866
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
866
223
Light Shell Pink
854
822
Light Beige Gray
851
3362
Dark Pine Green
838
3722
Medium Shell Pink
814
04
Dark Tin
803
644
Medium Beige Gray
699
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
670
648
Light Beaver Gray
660
368
Light Pistachio Green
649
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
593
3052
Medium Green Gray
586
501
Dark Blue Green
585
05
Light Driftwood
571
613
Very Light Drab Brown
539
21
Light Alizarin
523
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
498
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
476
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
463
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
460
09
Very Dark Cocoa
450
927
Light Gray Green
449
356
Medium Terra Cotta
443
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
416
301
Medium Mahogany
406
415
Pearl Gray
402
434
Light Brown
397
435
Very Light Brown
396
966
Medium Baby Green
392
224
Very Light Shell Pink
390
370
Medium Mustard
385
3830
Terra Cotta
361
738
Very Light Tan
352
355
Dark Terra Cotta
321
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
289
580
Dark Moss Green
283
371
Mustard
251
950
Light Desert Sand
235
3828
Hazelnut Brown
220
729
Medium Old Gold
208
413
Dark Pewter Gray
207
154
Very Dark Grape
192
168
Very Light Pewter
188
321
Red
181
3857
Dark Rosewood
163
402
Very Light Mahogany
157
900
Dark Burnt Orange
135
666
Bright Red
116
3346
Hunter Green
108
3776
Light Mahogany
98
317
Pewter Gray
83
3779
Very Light Rosewood
58
471
Very Light Avocado Green
53
3705
Dark Melon
40
32
Dark Blueberry
26
702
Kelly Green
13

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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