Pillars of Creation

by NASA

Pillars of Creation cross-stitch pattern by NASA (SM size, High colors, Diamond Art palette)

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360 x 329 in 255 colors 118,440 stitches

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Description

James Webb Space Telescope's mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation. These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the MIRI instrument. Several filters were used to sample different infrared wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter.

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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
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
6,934
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
6,635
3371
Black Brown
6,534
500
Very Dark Blue Green
6,309
839
Dark Beige Brown
5,242
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
4,807
3768
Dark Gray Green
4,109
924
Very Dark Gray Green
3,811
801
Dark Coffee Brown
3,490
930
Dark Antique Blue
3,286
920
Medium Copper
2,750
433
Medium Brown
2,609
975
Dark Golden Brown
2,463
301
Medium Mahogany
2,384
413
Dark Pewter Gray
2,208
921
Copper
2,078
934
Black Avocado Green
2,041
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
2,001
161
Gray Blue
1,968
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,955
3765
Very Dark Peacock Blue
1,801
779
Dark Cocoa
1,708
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,614
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
1,599
434
Light Brown
1,427
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,176
720
Dark Orange Spice
1,128
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,022
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
1,016
3809
Very Dark Turquoise
959
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
918
931
Medium Antique Blue
894
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
880
336
Navy Blue
854
926
Medium Gray Green
812
3830
Terra Cotta
789
946
Medium Burnt Orange
783
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
760
414
Dark Steel Gray
701
3787
Dark Brown Gray
701
823
Dark Navy Blue
682
900
Dark Burnt Orange
653
535
Very Light Ash Gray
642
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
638
518
Light Wedgwood
634
3760
Medium Wedgwood
613
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
610
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
580
935
Dark Avocado Green
535
597
Turquoise
526
501
Dark Blue Green
523
3810
Dark Turquoise
512
3815
Dark Celadon Green
504
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
482
740
Tangerine
426
3860
Cocoa
405
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
404
502
Blue Green
403
519
Sky Blue
376
311
Medium Navy Blue
375
3761
Light Sky Blue
373
646
Dark Beaver Gray
348
970
Light Pumpkin
341
3755
Baby Blue
340
334
Medium Baby Blue
322
3826
Golden Brown
313
827
Very Light Blue
305
3766
Light Peacock Blue
305
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
299
813
Light Blue
293
840
Medium Beige Brown
286
927
Light Gray Green
279
976
Medium Golden Brown
270
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
258
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
245
807
Peacock Blue
237
947
Burnt Orange
236
503
Medium Blue Green
230
611
Drab Brown
225
747
Very Light Sky Blue
222
642
Dark Beige Gray
217
517
Dark Wedgwood
215
3848
Medium Teal Green
212
995
Dark Electric Blue
209
318
Light Steel Gray
208
522
Fern Green
204
317
Pewter Gray
199
435
Very Light Brown
198
932
Light Antique Blue
192
3022
Medium Brown Gray
190
610
Dark Drab Brown
184
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
171
3847
Dark Teal Green
162
741
Medium Tangerine
151
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
145
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
143
598
Light Turquoise
140
169
Light Pewter
139
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
139
3041
Medium Antique Violet
129
647
Medium Beaver Gray
115
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
113
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
100
825
Dark Blue
96
826
Medium Blue
90
919
Red Copper
88
3816
Celadon Green
87
163
Medium Caledon Green
87
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
79
3845
Medium Bright Turquoise
78
356
Medium Terra Cotta
71
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
71
3740
Dark Antique Violet
70
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
65
451
Dark Shell Gray
65
3776
Light Mahogany
64
520
Dark Fern Green
62
3363
Medium Pine Green
61
798
Dark Delft Blue
60
841
Light Beige Brown
59
371
Mustard
59
782
Dark Topaz
58
3817
Light Celadon Green
58
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
58
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
54
3811
Very Light Turquoise
52
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
50
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
49
3722
Medium Shell Pink
47
612
Light Drab Brown
43
3813
Light Blue Green
43
3843
Electric Blue
42
922
Light Copper
41
310
Black
40
3859
Light Rosewood
38
400
Dark Mahogany
38
648
Light Beaver Gray
38
3012
Medium Khaki Green
36
436
Tan
35
3023
Light Brown Gray
35
3846
Light Bright Turquoise
35
996
Medium Electric Blue
34
3861
Light Cocoa
31
3011
Dark Khaki Green
29
Blanc
White
27
3721
Dark Shell Pink
26
803
Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue
26
168
Very Light Pewter
25
928
Very Light Gray Green
24
799
Medium Delft Blue
24
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
22
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
21
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
21
828
Ultra Very Light Sky Blue
20
3865
Winter White
20
223
Light Shell Pink
19
160
Medium Gray Blue
19
523
Light Fern Green
19
644
Medium Beige Gray
18
3064
Desert Sand
17
3782
Light Mocha Brown
15
842
Very Light Beige Brown
15
3045
Dark Yellow Beige
15
797
Royal Blue
15
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
14
524
Very Light Fern Green
13
3042
Light Antique Violet
13
3052
Medium Green Gray
13
3051
Dark Green Gray
12
154
Very Dark Grape
12
3807
Cornflower Blue
12
352
Light Coral
11
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
11
159
Light Gray Blue
11
3835
Medium Grape
11
3828
Hazelnut Brown
11
775
Very Light Baby Blue
11
3841
Pale Baby Blue
11
3864
Light Mocha Beige
10
452
Medium Shell Gray
10
680
Dark Old Gold
10
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
10
3325
Light Baby Blue
10
370
Medium Mustard
10
3778
Light Terra Cotta
8
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
8
300
Very Dark Mahogany
8
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
8
327
Dark Violet
8
830
Dark Golden Olive
8
3328
Dark Salmon
7
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
7
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
6
552
Medium Violet
6
3753
Ultra Very Light Antique Blue
6
800
Pale Delft Blue
6
3747
Very Light Blue Violet
6
814
Dark Garnet
6
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
5
3836
Light Grape
5
453
Light Shell Gray
5
3834
Dark Grape
5
3362
Dark Pine Green
5
224
Very Light Shell Pink
4
407
Dark Desert Sand
4
372
Light Mustard
4
730
Very Dark Olive Green
4
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
4
316
Medium Antique Mauve
3
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
3
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
3
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
3
3712
Medium Salmon
3
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
3
B5200
Snow White
3
3746
Dark Blue Violet
3
367
Dark Pistachio Green
3
794
Light Cornflower Blue
3
554
Light Violet
2
225
Ultra Very Light Shell Pink
2
211
Light Lavender
2
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
2
918
Dark Red Copper
2
819
Light Baby Pink
2
967
Very Light Apricot
2
606
Bright Orange Red
2
809
Delft Blue
2
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
2
738
Very Light Tan
2
153
Very Light Violet
2
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
2
722
Light Orange Spice
2
3770
Very Light Tawny
2
815
Medium Garnet
2
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
2
415
Pearl Gray
2
824
Very Dark Blue
2
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
1
754
Light Peach
1
3340
Medium Apricot
1
3824
Light Apricot
1
402
Very Light Mahogany
1
712
Cream
1
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
1
818
Baby Pink
1
3833
Light Raspberry
1
350
Medium Coral
1
209
Dark Lavender
1
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
1
3341
Apricot
1
3825
Pale Pumpkin
1
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
1
948
Very Light Peach
1
553
Violet
1
3840
Light Lavender Blue
1

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Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 32 ¾" 30" 38 ¾" 36"
14 Count Aida 25 ¾" 23 ½" 31 ¾" 29 ½"
16 Count Aida 22 ½" 20 ½" 28 ½" 26 ½"
18 Count Aida 20" 18 ¼" 26" 24 ¼"
20 Count Aida 18" 16 ½" 24" 22 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 16 ¼" 15" 22 ¼" 21"
25 Count Evenweave 14 ½" 13 ¼" 20 ½" 19 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 11 ¾" 18 ¾" 17 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 11 ¼" 10 ¼" 17 ¼" 16 ¼"

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