The Guardian

by William Henry Hamilton Trood

The Guardian cross-stitch pattern by William Henry Hamilton Trood (XL size, Low colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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Extra large is for detailed images when you are willing to commit the time and materials to getting the absolute finest results.

Colors

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Low color is best suited for images with fewer colors at the risk of sometimes increasing dithering.

Palette

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481 x 720 in 80 colors 346,320 stitches

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Description

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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
772
Very Light Yellow Green
23,909
10
Very Light Tender Green
17,388
935
Dark Avocado Green
15,289
371
Mustard
14,772
839
Dark Beige Brown
14,743
822
Light Beige Gray
13,088
3012
Medium Khaki Green
12,763
934
Black Avocado Green
12,067
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
11,783
610
Dark Drab Brown
9,299
372
Light Mustard
9,019
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
8,325
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
8,022
3053
Green Gray
7,733
611
Drab Brown
7,383
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
7,150
09
Very Dark Cocoa
7,057
3364
Pine Green
6,924
3047
Light Yellow Beige
6,174
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
5,905
612
Light Drab Brown
5,703
413
Dark Pewter Gray
5,650
680
Dark Old Gold
5,471
433
Medium Brown
5,443
535
Very Light Ash Gray
5,282
801
Dark Coffee Brown
5,070
434
Light Brown
5,008
3348
Light Yellow Green
4,425
712
Cream
4,388
841
Light Beige Brown
4,136
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
3,899
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
3,688
436
Tan
3,439
15
Apple Green
3,329
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
3,226
644
Medium Beige Gray
3,163
3858
Medium Rosewood
2,981
734
Light Olive Green
2,931
730
Very Dark Olive Green
2,740
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,725
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,659
937
Medium Avocado Green
2,599
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
2,508
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,452
738
Very Light Tan
2,428
3347
Medium Yellow Green
2,120
783
Medium Topaz
1,932
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
1,863
830
Dark Golden Olive
1,843
301
Medium Mahogany
1,836
3371
Black Brown
1,769
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,723
831
Medium Golden Olive
1,647
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
1,549
3346
Hunter Green
1,516
3362
Dark Pine Green
1,439
3826
Golden Brown
1,396
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
1,334
Ecru
Ecru
1,224
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,089
300
Very Dark Mahogany
989
646
Dark Beaver Gray
982
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
856
782
Dark Topaz
766
834
Very Light Golden Olive
722
165
Very Light Moss Green
674
581
Moss Green
488
3820
Dark Straw
435
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
302
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
296
704
Bright Chartreuse
233
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
207
310
Black
177
732
Olive Green
174
437
Light Tan
154
921
Copper
148
907
Light Parrot Green
127
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
100
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
37
3821
Straw
37

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 43 ¾" 65 ½" 49 ¾" 71 ½"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 51 ½" 40 ¼" 57 ½"
16 Count Aida 30" 45" 36" 51"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 40" 32 ¾" 46"
20 Count Aida 24" 36" 30" 42"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 32 ¾" 27 ¾" 38 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 28 ¾" 25 ¼" 34 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 25 ¾" 23 ¼" 31 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 22 ½" 21" 28 ½"

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