Pillars of Creation

by NASA

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

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480 x 439 in 255 colors 210,720 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
12,184
3371
Black Brown
11,639
500
Very Dark Blue Green
11,308
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
8,947
09
Very Dark Cocoa
8,158
3768
Dark Gray Green
7,262
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
7,157
924
Very Dark Gray Green
6,949
839
Dark Beige Brown
5,845
930
Dark Antique Blue
5,679
801
Dark Coffee Brown
5,298
920
Medium Copper
4,837
433
Medium Brown
4,649
975
Dark Golden Brown
4,386
301
Medium Mahogany
4,245
413
Dark Pewter Gray
3,918
921
Copper
3,661
934
Black Avocado Green
3,648
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
3,629
161
Gray Blue
3,412
3765
Very Dark Peacock Blue
3,178
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
3,119
779
Dark Cocoa
2,940
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,892
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
2,840
434
Light Brown
2,556
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
2,018
720
Dark Orange Spice
1,987
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
1,889
935
Dark Avocado Green
1,866
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,831
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
1,627
3809
Very Dark Turquoise
1,615
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
1,592
931
Medium Antique Blue
1,580
336
Navy Blue
1,520
3830
Terra Cotta
1,426
946
Medium Burnt Orange
1,411
926
Medium Gray Green
1,341
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
1,322
823
Dark Navy Blue
1,211
900
Dark Burnt Orange
1,198
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
1,166
518
Light Wedgwood
1,161
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,138
414
Dark Steel Gray
1,108
3760
Medium Wedgwood
1,079
535
Very Light Ash Gray
1,074
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
1,037
08
Dark Driftwood
1,011
501
Dark Blue Green
965
3815
Dark Celadon Green
940
597
Turquoise
910
3810
Dark Turquoise
873
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
858
3787
Dark Brown Gray
790
740
Tangerine
774
502
Blue Green
735
519
Sky Blue
719
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
673
311
Medium Navy Blue
641
827
Very Light Blue
619
3761
Light Sky Blue
613
3826
Golden Brown
592
970
Light Pumpkin
590
646
Dark Beaver Gray
590
3755
Baby Blue
568
813
Light Blue
558
3860
Cocoa
535
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
529
334
Medium Baby Blue
529
3766
Light Peacock Blue
511
976
Medium Golden Brown
497
927
Light Gray Green
483
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
450
840
Medium Beige Brown
445
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
440
3848
Medium Teal Green
421
503
Medium Blue Green
420
947
Burnt Orange
419
747
Very Light Sky Blue
410
517
Dark Wedgwood
399
611
Drab Brown
391
807
Peacock Blue
386
3022
Medium Brown Gray
371
318
Light Steel Gray
369
522
Fern Green
366
995
Dark Electric Blue
359
435
Very Light Brown
352
642
Dark Beige Gray
348
932
Light Antique Blue
338
3847
Dark Teal Green
333
317
Pewter Gray
321
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
309
610
Dark Drab Brown
286
741
Medium Tangerine
274
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
263
598
Light Turquoise
236
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
222
169
Light Pewter
215
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
215
3041
Medium Antique Violet
205
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
204
3816
Celadon Green
185
647
Medium Beaver Gray
178
825
Dark Blue
178
826
Medium Blue
168
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
153
520
Dark Fern Green
146
919
Red Copper
140
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
140
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
138
3845
Medium Bright Turquoise
137
3363
Medium Pine Green
134
04
Dark Tin
130
356
Medium Terra Cotta
125
371
Mustard
123
163
Medium Caledon Green
123
798
Dark Delft Blue
120
3817
Light Celadon Green
115
782
Dark Topaz
113
07
Driftwood
109
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
105
3776
Light Mahogany
104
3811
Very Light Turquoise
99
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
98
841
Light Beige Brown
98
400
Dark Mahogany
92
612
Light Drab Brown
87
32
Dark Blueberry
87
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
85
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
85
3813
Light Blue Green
84
451
Dark Shell Gray
83
3740
Dark Antique Violet
80
3843
Electric Blue
80
29
Eggplant
76
3859
Light Rosewood
73
996
Medium Electric Blue
70
3846
Light Bright Turquoise
64
436
Tan
63
3012
Medium Khaki Green
62
3722
Medium Shell Pink
60
Blanc
White
59
310
Black
58
3023
Light Brown Gray
57
922
Light Copper
55
799
Medium Delft Blue
54
28
Medium Light Eggplant
52
3011
Dark Khaki Green
50
22
Alizarin
49
31
Blueberry
45
928
Very Light Gray Green
44
648
Light Beaver Gray
43
160
Medium Gray Blue
41
3721
Dark Shell Pink
39
3861
Light Cocoa
37
06
Medium Light Driftwood
37
21
Light Alizarin
36
370
Medium Mustard
36
523
Light Fern Green
36
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
35
775
Very Light Baby Blue
34
3865
Winter White
34
168
Very Light Pewter
33
3064
Desert Sand
32
3828
Hazelnut Brown
32
524
Very Light Fern Green
30
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
30
830
Dark Golden Olive
28
3052
Medium Green Gray
26
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
25
03
Medium Tin
25
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
24
223
Light Shell Pink
24
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
24
3325
Light Baby Blue
24
3782
Light Mocha Brown
23
644
Medium Beige Gray
21
3051
Dark Green Gray
20
3835
Medium Grape
19
3746
Dark Blue Violet
19
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
18
680
Dark Old Gold
18
3841
Pale Baby Blue
18
159
Light Gray Blue
17
3807
Cornflower Blue
16
30
Medium Light Blueberry
15
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
15
372
Light Mustard
15
797
Royal Blue
15
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
15
842
Very Light Beige Brown
13
3042
Light Antique Violet
13
02
Tin
12
154
Very Dark Grape
12
27
White Violet
11
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
11
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
11
3747
Very Light Blue Violet
10
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
10
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
10
3778
Light Terra Cotta
9
415
Pearl Gray
9
210
Medium Lavender
9
819
Light Baby Pink
9
352
Light Coral
9
553
Violet
9
730
Very Dark Olive Green
9
224
Very Light Shell Pink
8
23
Apple Blossom
8
3836
Light Grape
8
B5200
Snow White
8
367
Dark Pistachio Green
8
3328
Dark Salmon
7
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
7
01
White Tin
6
722
Light Orange Spice
6
407
Dark Desert Sand
6
452
Medium Shell Gray
6
3825
Pale Pumpkin
6
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
6
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
6
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
6
209
Dark Lavender
5
945
Tawny
5
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
5
738
Very Light Tan
5
300
Very Dark Mahogany
5
824
Very Dark Blue
5
3687
Mauve
4
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
4
962
Medium Dusty Rose
4
951
Light Tawny
4
Ecru
Ecru
4
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
4
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
4
814
Dark Garnet
4
3340
Medium Apricot
3
3779
Very Light Rosewood
3
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
3
809
Delft Blue
3
745
Light Pale Yellow
3
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
3
822
Light Beige Gray
2
552
Medium Violet
2
327
Dark Violet
2
3833
Light Raspberry
2
153
Very Light Violet
2
353
Peach
2
783
Medium Topaz
1
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
1
606
Bright Orange Red
1
744
Pale Yellow
1
340
Medium Blue Violet
1

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Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 43 ¾" 40" 49 ¾" 46"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 31 ¼" 40 ¼" 37 ¼"
16 Count Aida 30" 27 ½" 36" 33 ½"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 24 ½" 32 ¾" 30 ½"
20 Count Aida 24" 22" 30" 28"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 20" 27 ¾" 26"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 17 ½" 25 ¼" 23 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 15 ¾" 23 ¼" 21 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 13 ¾" 21" 19 ¾"

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