Pillars of Creation

by NASA

Pillars of Creation cross-stitch pattern by NASA (LG size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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640 x 585 in 253 colors 374,400 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
21,677
3371
Black Brown
20,572
500
Very Dark Blue Green
20,166
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
15,810
09
Very Dark Cocoa
14,569
3768
Dark Gray Green
13,008
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
12,759
924
Very Dark Gray Green
12,381
839
Dark Beige Brown
10,464
930
Dark Antique Blue
9,922
801
Dark Coffee Brown
9,402
920
Medium Copper
8,626
433
Medium Brown
8,267
975
Dark Golden Brown
7,707
301
Medium Mahogany
7,609
413
Dark Pewter Gray
6,948
934
Black Avocado Green
6,586
921
Copper
6,492
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
6,402
161
Gray Blue
6,099
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
5,496
3765
Very Dark Peacock Blue
5,473
3858
Medium Rosewood
5,173
779
Dark Cocoa
5,166
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
4,983
434
Light Brown
4,538
720
Dark Orange Spice
3,552
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
3,474
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
3,425
935
Dark Avocado Green
3,370
721
Medium Orange Spice
3,250
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
2,975
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
2,816
336
Navy Blue
2,750
3809
Very Dark Turquoise
2,739
931
Medium Antique Blue
2,729
946
Medium Burnt Orange
2,541
3830
Terra Cotta
2,513
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
2,354
926
Medium Gray Green
2,336
823
Dark Navy Blue
2,205
900
Dark Burnt Orange
2,127
518
Light Wedgwood
2,116
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
2,100
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
2,021
535
Very Light Ash Gray
1,938
414
Dark Steel Gray
1,924
08
Dark Driftwood
1,899
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
1,802
3760
Medium Wedgwood
1,797
3815
Dark Celadon Green
1,744
501
Dark Blue Green
1,653
597
Turquoise
1,620
3810
Dark Turquoise
1,546
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
1,546
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,434
740
Tangerine
1,375
502
Blue Green
1,287
519
Sky Blue
1,244
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
1,204
311
Medium Navy Blue
1,197
3761
Light Sky Blue
1,130
827
Very Light Blue
1,066
970
Light Pumpkin
1,048
646
Dark Beaver Gray
1,016
3755
Baby Blue
1,008
3826
Golden Brown
1,001
813
Light Blue
991
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
982
3860
Cocoa
944
3766
Light Peacock Blue
925
334
Medium Baby Blue
921
927
Light Gray Green
882
976
Medium Golden Brown
870
3848
Medium Teal Green
823
840
Medium Beige Brown
817
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
771
747
Very Light Sky Blue
740
503
Medium Blue Green
737
611
Drab Brown
733
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
725
947
Burnt Orange
718
3847
Dark Teal Green
704
3022
Medium Brown Gray
700
517
Dark Wedgwood
698
318
Light Steel Gray
648
522
Fern Green
643
807
Peacock Blue
642
995
Dark Electric Blue
640
642
Dark Beige Gray
624
435
Very Light Brown
621
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
603
932
Light Antique Blue
564
317
Pewter Gray
535
610
Dark Drab Brown
528
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
507
741
Medium Tangerine
490
598
Light Turquoise
437
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
420
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
376
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
369
3041
Medium Antique Violet
360
825
Dark Blue
329
826
Medium Blue
329
169
Light Pewter
322
3816
Celadon Green
319
647
Medium Beaver Gray
306
919
Red Copper
275
3845
Medium Bright Turquoise
271
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
258
520
Dark Fern Green
255
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
252
04
Dark Tin
240
371
Mustard
239
163
Medium Caledon Green
237
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
236
782
Dark Topaz
222
798
Dark Delft Blue
216
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
215
3363
Medium Pine Green
210
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
204
356
Medium Terra Cotta
201
3817
Light Celadon Green
196
07
Driftwood
189
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
177
400
Dark Mahogany
171
3813
Light Blue Green
167
3776
Light Mahogany
166
3843
Electric Blue
166
841
Light Beige Brown
162
612
Light Drab Brown
162
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
160
3811
Very Light Turquoise
160
32
Dark Blueberry
146
451
Dark Shell Gray
137
3740
Dark Antique Violet
128
3012
Medium Khaki Green
126
3846
Light Bright Turquoise
125
3859
Light Rosewood
122
29
Eggplant
117
996
Medium Electric Blue
117
Blanc
White
116
436
Tan
115
3011
Dark Khaki Green
107
799
Medium Delft Blue
105
922
Light Copper
104
3722
Medium Shell Pink
102
3023
Light Brown Gray
99
22
Alizarin
77
648
Light Beaver Gray
77
928
Very Light Gray Green
76
21
Light Alizarin
75
3865
Winter White
72
31
Blueberry
71
168
Very Light Pewter
71
523
Light Fern Green
71
28
Medium Light Eggplant
65
3721
Dark Shell Pink
64
370
Medium Mustard
64
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
63
3828
Hazelnut Brown
60
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
60
524
Very Light Fern Green
59
3746
Dark Blue Violet
57
160
Medium Gray Blue
57
3325
Light Baby Blue
51
3064
Desert Sand
50
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
49
3861
Light Cocoa
48
830
Dark Golden Olive
47
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
44
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
43
06
Medium Light Driftwood
42
680
Dark Old Gold
40
3782
Light Mocha Brown
39
03
Medium Tin
39
159
Light Gray Blue
38
644
Medium Beige Gray
37
30
Medium Light Blueberry
36
3052
Medium Green Gray
35
3051
Dark Green Gray
34
3753
Ultra Very Light Antique Blue
33
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
31
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
29
367
Dark Pistachio Green
28
3841
Pale Baby Blue
26
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
25
797
Royal Blue
25
730
Very Dark Olive Green
24
3807
Cornflower Blue
24
209
Dark Lavender
22
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
22
3835
Medium Grape
21
3042
Light Antique Violet
21
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
21
B5200
Snow White
20
27
White Violet
20
02
Tin
20
3778
Light Terra Cotta
19
340
Medium Blue Violet
19
352
Light Coral
19
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
19
223
Light Shell Pink
18
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
18
407
Dark Desert Sand
18
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
18
372
Light Mustard
17
23
Apple Blossom
16
210
Medium Lavender
16
26
Pale Lavender
15
553
Violet
15
842
Very Light Beige Brown
15
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
15
3328
Dark Salmon
13
712
Cream
13
3836
Light Grape
12
415
Pearl Gray
12
01
White Tin
12
950
Light Desert Sand
12
154
Very Dark Grape
12
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
12
452
Medium Shell Gray
11
300
Very Dark Mahogany
11
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
10
809
Delft Blue
10
3779
Very Light Rosewood
9
738
Very Light Tan
9
606
Bright Orange Red
9
316
Medium Antique Mauve
8
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
8
153
Very Light Violet
8
3770
Very Light Tawny
8
948
Very Light Peach
8
3825
Pale Pumpkin
7
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
7
722
Light Orange Spice
6
3705
Dark Melon
6
745
Light Pale Yellow
5
552
Medium Violet
5
783
Medium Topaz
5
402
Very Light Mahogany
5
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
5
3727
Light Antique Mauve
4
20
Shrimp
4
3340
Medium Apricot
4
3345
Dark Hunter Green
4
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
3
822
Light Beige Gray
2
3608
Very Light Plum
2
327
Dark Violet
2
744
Pale Yellow
2
3341
Apricot
1
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
1

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Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 58 ¼" 53 ¼" 64 ¼" 59 ¼"
14 Count Aida 45 ¾" 41 ¾" 51 ¾" 47 ¾"
16 Count Aida 40" 36 ½" 46" 42 ½"
18 Count Aida 35 ½" 32 ½" 41 ½" 38 ½"
20 Count Aida 32" 29 ¼" 38" 35 ¼"
22 Count Hardanger 29" 26 ½" 35" 32 ½"
25 Count Evenweave 25 ½" 23 ½" 31 ½" 29 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 22 ¾" 21" 28 ¾" 27"
32 Count Evenweave 20" 18 ¼" 26" 24 ¼"

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