An Illicit Letter

by Vittorio Reggianini

An Illicit Letter cross-stitch pattern by Vittorio Reggianini (XS size, High colors, Diamond Art 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 160 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
2,013
610
Dark Drab Brown
1,939
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,895
779
Dark Cocoa
1,560
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,358
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,302
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
1,176
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,115
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,070
839
Dark Beige Brown
1,051
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
995
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
981
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
856
407
Dark Desert Sand
764
612
Light Drab Brown
754
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
684
3721
Dark Shell Pink
682
3859
Light Rosewood
638
830
Dark Golden Olive
638
3363
Medium Pine Green
633
3064
Desert Sand
543
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
531
3051
Dark Green Gray
523
3864
Light Mocha Beige
503
3011
Dark Khaki Green
503
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
460
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
436
320
Medium Pistachio Green
419
524
Very Light Fern Green
419
169
Light Pewter
417
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
412
642
Dark Beige Gray
407
646
Dark Beaver Gray
395
644
Medium Beige Gray
381
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
371
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
363
522
Fern Green
354
433
Medium Brown
350
935
Dark Avocado Green
346
223
Light Shell Pink
342
934
Black Avocado Green
334
3722
Medium Shell Pink
315
3023
Light Brown Gray
288
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
244
927
Light Gray Green
234
937
Medium Avocado Green
215
501
Dark Blue Green
212
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
211
822
Light Beige Gray
205
831
Medium Golden Olive
193
224
Very Light Shell Pink
185
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
184
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
184
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
183
435
Very Light Brown
177
301
Medium Mahogany
166
356
Medium Terra Cotta
165
3830
Terra Cotta
161
413
Dark Pewter Gray
152
738
Very Light Tan
150
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
147
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
144
370
Medium Mustard
139
436
Tan
134
415
Pearl Gray
134
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
127
371
Mustard
121
648
Light Beaver Gray
113
564
Very Light Jade
108
613
Very Light Drab Brown
103
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
103
367
Dark Pistachio Green
100
729
Medium Old Gold
89
950
Light Desert Sand
83
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
77
318
Light Steel Gray
76
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
76
3861
Light Cocoa
70
154
Very Dark Grape
69
3828
Hazelnut Brown
69
451
Dark Shell Gray
66
3857
Dark Rosewood
66
368
Light Pistachio Green
64
3688
Medium Mauve
61
975
Dark Golden Brown
59
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
57
3776
Light Mahogany
56
3371
Black Brown
53
962
Medium Dusty Rose
50
402
Very Light Mahogany
47
3740
Dark Antique Violet
47
3826
Golden Brown
46
918
Dark Red Copper
46
317
Pewter Gray
44
321
Red
44
347
Very Dark Salmon
42
3348
Light Yellow Green
40
3712
Medium Salmon
39
502
Blue Green
36
928
Very Light Gray Green
34
817
Very Dark Coral Red
29
680
Dark Old Gold
28
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
27
3328
Dark Salmon
27
919
Red Copper
25
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
23
760
Salmon
21
350
Medium Coral
21
471
Very Light Avocado Green
19
3834
Dark Grape
19
921
Copper
19
900
Dark Burnt Orange
18
349
Dark Coral
18
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
17
352
Light Coral
16
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
16
815
Medium Garnet
16
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
15
3831
Dark Raspberry
14
816
Garnet
14
498
Dark Red
14
948
Very Light Peach
12
606
Bright Orange Red
11
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
11
351
Coral
10
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
8
500
Very Dark Blue Green
8
734
Light Olive Green
7
922
Light Copper
7
3816
Celadon Green
6
3733
Dusty Rose
6
550
Very Dark Violet
6
561
Very Dark Jade
6
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
6
3815
Dark Celadon Green
5
161
Gray Blue
5
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
5
3801
Very Dark Melon
4
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
4
3832
Medium Raspberry
4
3727
Light Antique Mauve
3
3825
Pale Pumpkin
3
720
Dark Orange Spice
3
924
Very Dark Gray Green
3
581
Moss Green
3
310
Black
3
3354
Light Dusty Rose
2
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
2
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
2
336
Navy Blue
2
892
Medium Carnation
2
608
Bright Orange
1
3807
Cornflower Blue
1
3345
Dark Hunter Green
1
304
Medium Red
1
832
Golden Olive
1
400
Dark Mahogany
1
976
Medium Golden Brown
1
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
1
601
Dark Cranberry
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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