An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

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

Size

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Extra small is ideal for simpler images without much detail where the time and expense of a larger pattern would be wasted.

Colors

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High color is for very colorful patterns or the smoothest possible gradients with less noticeable dithering.

Palette

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160 x 240 in 159 colors 38,400 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
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
1,986
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,977
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,910
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,439
610
Dark Drab Brown
1,323
08
Dark Driftwood
1,313
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,234
839
Dark Beige Brown
1,201
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
1,126
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,126
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
1,020
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
997
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
914
407
Dark Desert Sand
797
612
Light Drab Brown
752
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
729
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
675
840
Medium Beige Brown
640
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
631
3859
Light Rosewood
599
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
552
3064
Desert Sand
511
3864
Light Mocha Beige
492
3011
Dark Khaki Green
486
3363
Medium Pine Green
454
642
Dark Beige Gray
449
3051
Dark Green Gray
443
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
405
169
Light Pewter
403
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
394
522
Fern Green
381
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
365
646
Dark Beaver Gray
362
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
361
433
Medium Brown
361
934
Black Avocado Green
335
320
Medium Pistachio Green
328
935
Dark Avocado Green
324
223
Light Shell Pink
316
3023
Light Brown Gray
299
644
Medium Beige Gray
292
524
Very Light Fern Green
279
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
259
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
250
3722
Medium Shell Pink
240
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
226
822
Light Beige Gray
219
927
Light Gray Green
216
501
Dark Blue Green
200
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
199
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
190
738
Very Light Tan
183
05
Light Driftwood
181
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
180
04
Dark Tin
180
224
Very Light Shell Pink
176
435
Very Light Brown
174
434
Light Brown
170
370
Medium Mustard
169
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
164
3778
Light Terra Cotta
162
356
Medium Terra Cotta
162
413
Dark Pewter Gray
156
301
Medium Mahogany
150
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
143
415
Pearl Gray
141
966
Medium Baby Green
138
09
Very Dark Cocoa
136
3830
Terra Cotta
130
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
126
371
Mustard
118
648
Light Beaver Gray
115
937
Medium Avocado Green
113
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
107
367
Dark Pistachio Green
107
729
Medium Old Gold
89
168
Very Light Pewter
81
436
Tan
76
3828
Hazelnut Brown
75
154
Very Dark Grape
70
368
Light Pistachio Green
65
920
Medium Copper
60
962
Medium Dusty Rose
56
975
Dark Golden Brown
56
3371
Black Brown
54
3688
Medium Mauve
53
3857
Dark Rosewood
51
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
50
3776
Light Mahogany
50
402
Very Light Mahogany
46
317
Pewter Gray
44
3348
Light Yellow Green
43
502
Blue Green
41
3826
Golden Brown
41
321
Red
39
451
Dark Shell Gray
38
918
Dark Red Copper
38
900
Dark Burnt Orange
38
503
Medium Blue Green
31
817
Very Dark Coral Red
29
347
Very Dark Salmon
29
3328
Dark Salmon
28
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
26
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
24
680
Dark Old Gold
21
349
Dark Coral
21
471
Very Light Avocado Green
19
760
Salmon
19
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
18
921
Copper
18
816
Garnet
18
919
Red Copper
18
498
Dark Red
17
814
Dark Garnet
17
355
Dark Terra Cotta
15
3831
Dark Raspberry
13
352
Light Coral
12
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
12
3712
Medium Salmon
11
606
Bright Orange Red
11
3834
Dark Grape
11
351
Coral
11
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
10
948
Very Light Peach
9
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
9
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
9
3816
Celadon Green
8
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
8
734
Light Olive Green
6
922
Light Copper
6
561
Very Dark Jade
6
3815
Dark Celadon Green
5
550
Very Dark Violet
5
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
5
327
Dark Violet
4
3832
Medium Raspberry
4
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
3
31
Blueberry
3
924
Very Dark Gray Green
3
581
Moss Green
3
400
Dark Mahogany
3
310
Black
3
3354
Light Dusty Rose
2
3825
Pale Pumpkin
2
608
Bright Orange
2
720
Dark Orange Spice
2
32
Dark Blueberry
2
3345
Dark Hunter Green
2
892
Medium Carnation
2
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
1
3807
Cornflower Blue
1
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
1
336
Navy Blue
1
832
Golden Olive
1
976
Medium Golden Brown
1
899
Medium Rose
1
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
1
601
Dark Cranberry
1
326
Very Dark Rose
1

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 14 ½" 21 ¾" 20 ½" 27 ¾"
14 Count Aida 11 ½" 17 ¼" 17 ½" 23 ¼"
16 Count Aida 10" 15" 16" 21"
18 Count Aida 9" 13 ¼" 15" 19 ¼"
20 Count Aida 8" 12" 14" 18"
22 Count Hardanger 7 ¼" 11" 13 ¼" 17"
25 Count Evenweave 6 ½" 9 ½" 12 ½" 15 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 5 ¾" 8 ½" 11 ¾" 14 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 5" 7 ½" 11" 13 ½"

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