Sugar Skull

Sugar Skull cross-stitch pattern (MD size, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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Medium color is a great compromise that usually gives great results without looking too grainy.

Palette

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333 x 480 in 116 colors 159,840 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
75,683
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
16,303
310
Black
14,974
444
Dark Lemon
8,149
972
Deep Canary
3,055
3746
Dark Blue Violet
2,572
Blanc
White
2,457
946
Medium Burnt Orange
2,350
934
Black Avocado Green
1,861
947
Burnt Orange
1,713
973
Bright Canary
1,694
798
Dark Delft Blue
1,374
3371
Black Brown
1,341
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
1,316
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,261
29
Eggplant
1,261
413
Dark Pewter Gray
1,260
3041
Medium Antique Violet
910
3042
Light Antique Violet
841
500
Very Dark Blue Green
838
02
Tin
818
04
Dark Tin
732
928
Very Light Gray Green
666
09
Very Dark Cocoa
626
169
Light Pewter
590
553
Violet
590
327
Dark Violet
587
25
Ultra Light Lavender
567
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
540
742
Light Tangerine
515
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
460
415
Pearl Gray
447
608
Bright Orange
444
209
Dark Lavender
422
3858
Medium Rosewood
419
23
Apple Blossom
411
154
Very Dark Grape
380
927
Light Gray Green
354
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
345
783
Medium Topaz
313
501
Dark Blue Green
282
648
Light Beaver Gray
281
06
Medium Light Driftwood
271
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
270
28
Medium Light Eggplant
264
351
Coral
262
27
White Violet
257
3830
Terra Cotta
254
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
254
32
Dark Blueberry
249
03
Medium Tin
231
3768
Dark Gray Green
225
721
Medium Orange Spice
223
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
197
801
Dark Coffee Brown
197
741
Medium Tangerine
187
301
Medium Mahogany
173
435
Very Light Brown
163
3820
Dark Straw
162
921
Copper
153
552
Medium Violet
150
451
Dark Shell Gray
148
3836
Light Grape
145
159
Light Gray Blue
142
3776
Light Mahogany
141
3687
Mauve
140
3826
Golden Brown
139
976
Medium Golden Brown
131
3861
Light Cocoa
130
318
Light Steel Gray
126
452
Medium Shell Gray
120
722
Light Orange Spice
117
3860
Cocoa
114
24
White Lavender
112
729
Medium Old Gold
108
21
Light Alizarin
107
554
Light Violet
104
922
Light Copper
104
892
Medium Carnation
84
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
80
3852
Very Dark Straw
79
3340
Medium Apricot
75
3835
Medium Grape
75
740
Tangerine
74
316
Medium Antique Mauve
73
436
Tan
72
434
Light Brown
70
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
68
350
Medium Coral
65
977
Light Golden Brown
62
728
Topaz
60
3857
Dark Rosewood
55
30
Medium Light Blueberry
49
22
Alizarin
43
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
39
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
39
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
37
918
Dark Red Copper
35
3803
Dark Mauve
35
433
Medium Brown
33
610
Dark Drab Brown
32
3705
Dark Melon
31
680
Dark Old Gold
31
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
25
782
Dark Topaz
23
647
Medium Beaver Gray
22
814
Dark Garnet
22
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
16
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
16
612
Light Drab Brown
11
720
Dark Orange Spice
8
726
Light Topaz
8
602
Medium Cranberry
7
352
Light Coral
5
3607
Light Plum
5
932
Light Antique Blue
4

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 30 ¼" 43 ¾" 36 ¼" 49 ¾"
14 Count Aida 23 ¾" 34 ¼" 29 ¾" 40 ¼"
16 Count Aida 20 ¾" 30" 26 ¾" 36"
18 Count Aida 18 ½" 26 ¾" 24 ½" 32 ¾"
20 Count Aida 16 ¾" 24" 22 ¾" 30"
22 Count Hardanger 15 ¼" 21 ¾" 21 ¼" 27 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 13 ¼" 19 ¼" 19 ¼" 25 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 12" 17 ¼" 18" 23 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 10 ½" 15" 16 ½" 21"

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