Pillars of Creation

by NASA

Pillars of Creation cross-stitch pattern by NASA (SM size, High colors, Full DMC 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
6,783
3371
Black Brown
6,531
500
Very Dark Blue Green
6,329
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
5,041
09
Very Dark Cocoa
4,549
3768
Dark Gray Green
4,116
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
4,025
924
Very Dark Gray Green
3,863
839
Dark Beige Brown
3,331
930
Dark Antique Blue
3,274
801
Dark Coffee Brown
2,946
920
Medium Copper
2,735
433
Medium Brown
2,602
975
Dark Golden Brown
2,486
301
Medium Mahogany
2,381
413
Dark Pewter Gray
2,227
921
Copper
2,072
934
Black Avocado Green
2,024
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
2,001
161
Gray Blue
1,951
3765
Very Dark Peacock Blue
1,796
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,726
3858
Medium Rosewood
1,631
779
Dark Cocoa
1,596
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
1,596
434
Light Brown
1,435
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,152
720
Dark Orange Spice
1,125
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
1,068
935
Dark Avocado Green
1,040
721
Medium Orange Spice
1,022
3809
Very Dark Turquoise
961
931
Medium Antique Blue
907
3842
Very Dark Wedgwood
906
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
884
336
Navy Blue
855
926
Medium Gray Green
806
3830
Terra Cotta
788
946
Medium Burnt Orange
784
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
740
823
Dark Navy Blue
679
900
Dark Burnt Orange
658
518
Light Wedgwood
639
414
Dark Steel Gray
638
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
633
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
621
535
Very Light Ash Gray
614
3760
Medium Wedgwood
612
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
586
08
Dark Driftwood
584
597
Turquoise
529
501
Dark Blue Green
525
3815
Dark Celadon Green
511
3810
Dark Turquoise
507
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
495
3787
Dark Brown Gray
443
740
Tangerine
426
502
Blue Green
408
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
384
3761
Light Sky Blue
378
519
Sky Blue
377
311
Medium Navy Blue
372
970
Light Pumpkin
341
3860
Cocoa
340
3755
Baby Blue
338
646
Dark Beaver Gray
332
334
Medium Baby Blue
321
3826
Golden Brown
318
827
Very Light Blue
310
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
310
3766
Light Peacock Blue
303
813
Light Blue
293
840
Medium Beige Brown
289
927
Light Gray Green
283
976
Medium Golden Brown
264
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
255
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
251
807
Peacock Blue
238
947
Burnt Orange
236
611
Drab Brown
235
503
Medium Blue Green
228
747
Very Light Sky Blue
224
517
Dark Wedgwood
219
3848
Medium Teal Green
209
995
Dark Electric Blue
206
642
Dark Beige Gray
200
522
Fern Green
200
932
Light Antique Blue
198
435
Very Light Brown
196
318
Light Steel Gray
190
3022
Medium Brown Gray
190
317
Pewter Gray
187
3847
Dark Teal Green
161
610
Dark Drab Brown
152
741
Medium Tangerine
151
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
149
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
147
598
Light Turquoise
140
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
139
169
Light Pewter
130
3041
Medium Antique Violet
122
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
112
647
Medium Beaver Gray
111
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
102
825
Dark Blue
97
3816
Celadon Green
94
163
Medium Caledon Green
94
826
Medium Blue
86
04
Dark Tin
78
3845
Medium Bright Turquoise
78
919
Red Copper
77
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
76
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
73
356
Medium Terra Cotta
70
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
67
07
Driftwood
67
841
Light Beige Brown
65
520
Dark Fern Green
64
782
Dark Topaz
63
3776
Light Mahogany
63
798
Dark Delft Blue
62
3817
Light Celadon Green
59
371
Mustard
58
3363
Medium Pine Green
56
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
56
3740
Dark Antique Violet
55
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
55
29
Eggplant
53
32
Dark Blueberry
52
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
51
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
49
3811
Very Light Turquoise
47
612
Light Drab Brown
45
3722
Medium Shell Pink
44
3843
Electric Blue
43
3859
Light Rosewood
40
400
Dark Mahogany
40
451
Dark Shell Gray
40
3813
Light Blue Green
40
310
Black
40
922
Light Copper
37
436
Tan
37
3012
Medium Khaki Green
36
3846
Light Bright Turquoise
35
3023
Light Brown Gray
34
996
Medium Electric Blue
34
3011
Dark Khaki Green
32
648
Light Beaver Gray
31
Blanc
White
28
22
Alizarin
27
31
Blueberry
27
928
Very Light Gray Green
26
28
Medium Light Eggplant
26
828
Ultra Very Light Sky Blue
25
3721
Dark Shell Pink
24
168
Very Light Pewter
24
799
Medium Delft Blue
24
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
22
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
21
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
21
523
Light Fern Green
21
21
Light Alizarin
20
842
Very Light Beige Brown
20
3865
Winter White
20
223
Light Shell Pink
19
160
Medium Gray Blue
19
803
Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue
19
3828
Hazelnut Brown
17
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
16
3064
Desert Sand
16
3782
Light Mocha Brown
16
3052
Medium Green Gray
16
06
Medium Light Driftwood
15
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
15
524
Very Light Fern Green
14
03
Medium Tin
14
3861
Light Cocoa
13
3753
Ultra Very Light Antique Blue
13
370
Medium Mustard
13
159
Light Gray Blue
12
644
Medium Beige Gray
12
3051
Dark Green Gray
12
830
Dark Golden Olive
12
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
11
3841
Pale Baby Blue
11
3325
Light Baby Blue
11
154
Very Dark Grape
11
352
Light Coral
10
452
Medium Shell Gray
10
01
White Tin
9
680
Dark Old Gold
9
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
9
300
Very Dark Mahogany
8
3042
Light Antique Violet
8
3807
Cornflower Blue
8
3328
Dark Salmon
7
814
Dark Garnet
7
797
Royal Blue
7
3778
Light Terra Cotta
6
3835
Medium Grape
6
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
6
730
Very Dark Olive Green
6
3836
Light Grape
5
26
Pale Lavender
5
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
5
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
5
02
Tin
4
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
4
372
Light Mustard
4
819
Light Baby Pink
4
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
4
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
4
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
3
224
Very Light Shell Pink
3
316
Medium Antique Mauve
3
552
Medium Violet
3
407
Dark Desert Sand
3
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
3
951
Light Tawny
3
05
Light Driftwood
3
27
White Violet
3
3746
Dark Blue Violet
3
824
Very Dark Blue
3
554
Light Violet
2
24
White Lavender
2
225
Ultra Very Light Shell Pink
2
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
2
967
Very Light Apricot
2
B5200
Snow White
2
606
Bright Orange Red
2
809
Delft Blue
2
738
Very Light Tan
2
153
Very Light Violet
2
3825
Pale Pumpkin
2
722
Light Orange Spice
2
3840
Light Lavender Blue
2
367
Dark Pistachio Green
2
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
2
553
Violet
1
754
Light Peach
1
3340
Medium Apricot
1
3824
Light Apricot
1
402
Very Light Mahogany
1
783
Medium Topaz
1
3833
Light Raspberry
1
350
Medium Coral
1
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
1
209
Dark Lavender
1
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
1
30
Medium Light Blueberry
1
3727
Light Antique Mauve
1
3341
Apricot
1
918
Dark Red Copper
1
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
1
820
Very Dark Royal 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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