Sugar Skull

Sugar Skull cross-stitch pattern (XL size, High 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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High color is for very colorful patterns or the smoothest possible gradients with less noticeable dithering.

Palette

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499 x 720 in 186 colors 359,280 stitches

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Description

Day of the Dead sugar skull

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
B5200
Snow White
171,845
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
48,235
310
Black
21,614
444
Dark Lemon
20,615
972
Deep Canary
8,113
946
Medium Burnt Orange
6,945
3746
Dark Blue Violet
5,376
3371
Black Brown
5,102
Blanc
White
4,500
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
3,469
798
Dark Delft Blue
3,415
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
2,947
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
2,724
947
Burnt Orange
2,592
934
Black Avocado Green
2,496
3041
Medium Antique Violet
2,245
535
Very Light Ash Gray
2,136
500
Very Dark Blue Green
2,077
3042
Light Antique Violet
1,974
553
Violet
1,752
02
Tin
1,672
04
Dark Tin
1,493
608
Bright Orange
1,411
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,346
928
Very Light Gray Green
1,308
169
Light Pewter
1,158
25
Ultra Light Lavender
1,156
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
1,120
29
Eggplant
1,080
415
Pearl Gray
967
31
Blueberry
915
23
Apple Blossom
902
742
Light Tangerine
883
973
Bright Canary
791
413
Dark Pewter Gray
776
28
Medium Light Eggplant
775
501
Dark Blue Green
693
209
Dark Lavender
646
927
Light Gray Green
615
27
White Violet
592
741
Medium Tangerine
528
09
Very Dark Cocoa
511
721
Medium Orange Spice
489
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
473
351
Coral
473
03
Medium Tin
451
3768
Dark Gray Green
443
06
Medium Light Driftwood
437
3836
Light Grape
433
648
Light Beaver Gray
429
3340
Medium Apricot
420
3861
Light Cocoa
417
722
Light Orange Spice
416
356
Medium Terra Cotta
414
3687
Mauve
408
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
398
3740
Dark Antique Violet
377
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
369
3721
Dark Shell Pink
355
922
Light Copper
354
318
Light Steel Gray
342
3830
Terra Cotta
342
3328
Dark Salmon
329
3860
Cocoa
322
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
322
3858
Medium Rosewood
320
327
Dark Violet
318
783
Medium Topaz
317
921
Copper
307
452
Medium Shell Gray
302
550
Very Dark Violet
283
159
Light Gray Blue
276
24
White Lavender
274
3776
Light Mahogany
272
779
Dark Cocoa
262
301
Medium Mahogany
251
21
Light Alizarin
239
892
Medium Carnation
235
32
Dark Blueberry
209
935
Dark Avocado Green
199
3820
Dark Straw
177
3834
Dark Grape
171
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
156
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
156
554
Light Violet
149
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
137
435
Very Light Brown
136
3852
Very Dark Straw
131
3803
Dark Mauve
130
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
128
729
Medium Old Gold
128
3778
Light Terra Cotta
124
223
Light Shell Pink
114
3787
Dark Brown Gray
114
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
109
976
Medium Golden Brown
105
3705
Dark Melon
102
977
Light Golden Brown
91
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
86
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
82
30
Medium Light Blueberry
79
801
Dark Coffee Brown
76
900
Dark Burnt Orange
71
520
Dark Fern Green
69
22
Alizarin
67
350
Medium Coral
65
3833
Light Raspberry
64
725
Medium Light Topaz
62
920
Medium Copper
57
740
Tangerine
57
728
Topaz
56
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
56
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
55
924
Very Dark Gray Green
53
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
49
434
Light Brown
49
352
Light Coral
48
3609
Ultra Light Plum
48
436
Tan
47
336
Navy Blue
43
918
Dark Red Copper
38
3857
Dark Rosewood
38
647
Medium Beaver Gray
33
3363
Medium Pine Green
33
3052
Medium Green Gray
32
610
Dark Drab Brown
32
3685
Very Dark Mauve
30
814
Dark Garnet
27
503
Medium Blue Green
26
433
Medium Brown
25
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
24
601
Dark Cranberry
23
355
Dark Terra Cotta
23
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
22
782
Dark Topaz
21
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
20
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
19
720
Dark Orange Spice
19
822
Light Beige Gray
19
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
18
680
Dark Old Gold
17
3801
Very Dark Melon
17
3689
Light Mauve
16
975
Dark Golden Brown
16
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
14
300
Very Dark Mahogany
13
919
Red Copper
12
3607
Light Plum
11
3362
Dark Pine Green
11
833
Light Golden Olive
10
841
Light Beige Brown
10
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
9
370
Medium Mustard
9
834
Very Light Golden Olive
9
371
Mustard
9
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
9
612
Light Drab Brown
6
3821
Straw
6
400
Dark Mahogany
5
166
Medium Light Moss Green
5
3011
Dark Khaki Green
5
34
Dark Fuchsia
5
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
4
3782
Light Mocha Brown
4
561
Very Dark Jade
4
522
Fern Green
4
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
3
437
Light Tan
3
163
Medium Caledon Green
3
3348
Light Yellow Green
3
320
Medium Pistachio Green
2
743
Medium Yellow
2
367
Dark Pistachio Green
2
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
2
18
Yellow Plum
2
225
Ultra Very Light Shell Pink
2
3013
Light Khaki Green
1
816
Garnet
1
819
Light Baby Pink
1
160
Medium Gray Blue
1
926
Medium Gray Green
1
832
Golden Olive
1
341
Light Blue Violet
1
581
Moss Green
1
3819
Light Moss Green
1
3346
Hunter Green
1

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 45 ¼" 65 ½" 51 ¼" 71 ½"
14 Count Aida 35 ¾" 51 ½" 41 ¾" 57 ½"
16 Count Aida 31 ¼" 45" 37 ¼" 51"
18 Count Aida 27 ¾" 40" 33 ¾" 46"
20 Count Aida 25" 36" 31" 42"
22 Count Hardanger 22 ¾" 32 ¾" 28 ¾" 38 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 20" 28 ¾" 26" 34 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¾" 25 ¾" 23 ¾" 31 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 15 ½" 22 ½" 21 ½" 28 ½"

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