Sugar Skull

Sugar Skull cross-stitch pattern (XS size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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Extra small is ideal for simpler images without much detail where the time and expense of a larger pattern would be wasted.

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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166 x 240 in 159 colors 39,840 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
17,159
310
Black
4,272
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
2,386
444
Dark Lemon
2,260
Blanc
White
1,403
972
Deep Canary
611
947
Burnt Orange
466
934
Black Avocado Green
448
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
396
3746
Dark Blue Violet
384
946
Medium Burnt Orange
359
500
Very Dark Blue Green
329
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
328
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
318
535
Very Light Ash Gray
316
3371
Black Brown
295
04
Dark Tin
240
169
Light Pewter
229
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
225
3042
Light Antique Violet
221
415
Pearl Gray
212
29
Eggplant
203
3041
Medium Antique Violet
201
01
White Tin
198
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
197
798
Dark Delft Blue
178
823
Dark Navy Blue
171
25
Ultra Light Lavender
166
783
Medium Topaz
148
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
146
3852
Very Dark Straw
146
680
Dark Old Gold
145
3807
Cornflower Blue
141
168
Very Light Pewter
138
413
Dark Pewter Gray
131
307
Lemon
121
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
117
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
117
900
Dark Burnt Orange
117
927
Light Gray Green
116
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
113
02
Tin
112
03
Medium Tin
112
23
Apple Blossom
111
209
Dark Lavender
110
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
109
27
White Violet
101
3820
Dark Straw
98
782
Dark Topaz
98
32
Dark Blueberry
96
970
Light Pumpkin
95
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
94
648
Light Beaver Gray
91
09
Very Dark Cocoa
89
28
Medium Light Eggplant
81
3858
Medium Rosewood
81
3830
Terra Cotta
79
553
Violet
79
159
Light Gray Blue
78
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
75
26
Pale Lavender
75
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
72
501
Dark Blue Green
71
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
71
06
Medium Light Driftwood
69
433
Medium Brown
67
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
67
742
Light Tangerine
67
721
Medium Orange Spice
65
3768
Dark Gray Green
64
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
62
434
Light Brown
61
839
Dark Beige Brown
60
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
58
3836
Light Grape
58
336
Navy Blue
54
830
Dark Golden Olive
52
301
Medium Mahogany
50
414
Dark Steel Gray
49
920
Medium Copper
41
327
Dark Violet
38
3826
Golden Brown
37
24
White Lavender
36
918
Dark Red Copper
33
3328
Dark Salmon
33
814
Dark Garnet
32
552
Medium Violet
32
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
31
30
Medium Light Blueberry
30
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
30
924
Very Dark Gray Green
28
3861
Light Cocoa
27
554
Light Violet
26
740
Tangerine
25
452
Medium Shell Gray
24
646
Dark Beaver Gray
22
919
Red Copper
21
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
21
3835
Medium Grape
19
355
Dark Terra Cotta
18
451
Dark Shell Gray
18
892
Medium Carnation
16
3801
Very Dark Melon
15
347
Very Dark Salmon
15
902
Very Dark Garnet
15
316
Medium Antique Mauve
15
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
14
728
Topaz
14
05
Light Driftwood
13
33
Fuchsia
13
208
Very Dark Lavender
12
3817
Light Celadon Green
11
733
Medium Olive Green
11
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
11
3022
Medium Brown Gray
10
935
Dark Avocado Green
10
930
Dark Antique Blue
10
210
Medium Lavender
9
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
9
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
9
3834
Dark Grape
9
436
Tan
7
729
Medium Old Gold
7
932
Light Antique Blue
7
3860
Cocoa
6
833
Light Golden Olive
6
647
Medium Beaver Gray
6
3687
Mauve
6
611
Drab Brown
5
3012
Medium Khaki Green
5
734
Light Olive Green
5
153
Very Light Violet
5
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
5
3688
Medium Mauve
5
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
5
356
Medium Terra Cotta
4
3608
Very Light Plum
4
223
Light Shell Pink
4
815
Medium Garnet
3
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
3
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
3
937
Medium Avocado Green
3
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
3
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
3
400
Dark Mahogany
2
841
Light Beige Brown
2
3816
Celadon Green
2
3821
Straw
2
3813
Light Blue Green
1
3828
Hazelnut Brown
1
743
Medium Yellow
1
826
Medium Blue
1
3859
Light Rosewood
1
166
Medium Light Moss Green
1
18
Yellow Plum
1
931
Medium Antique Blue
1
3340
Medium Apricot
1
966
Medium Baby Green
1
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
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 15" 21 ¾" 21" 27 ¾"
14 Count Aida 11 ¾" 17 ¼" 17 ¾" 23 ¼"
16 Count Aida 10 ½" 15" 16 ½" 21"
18 Count Aida 9 ¼" 13 ¼" 15 ¼" 19 ¼"
20 Count Aida 8 ¼" 12" 14 ¼" 18"
22 Count Hardanger 7 ½" 11" 13 ½" 17"
25 Count Evenweave 6 ¾" 9 ½" 12 ¾" 15 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 6" 8 ½" 12" 14 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 5 ¼" 7 ½" 11 ¼" 13 ½"

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