Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead

by Charles Marion Russell

Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead cross-stitch pattern by Charles Marion Russell  (SM size, Low colors, Diamond Art palette)

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

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360 x 219 in 84 colors 78,840 stitches

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Description

1916

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
3041
Medium Antique Violet
3,782
318
Light Steel Gray
3,772
317
Pewter Gray
3,295
452
Medium Shell Gray
3,081
840
Medium Beige Brown
2,988
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,637
414
Dark Steel Gray
2,526
3864
Light Mocha Beige
2,362
524
Very Light Fern Green
2,353
3860
Cocoa
2,306
407
Dark Desert Sand
2,262
161
Gray Blue
2,225
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,031
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,957
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,744
3861
Light Cocoa
1,606
169
Light Pewter
1,599
159
Light Gray Blue
1,540
3859
Light Rosewood
1,481
437
Light Tan
1,435
3782
Light Mocha Brown
1,398
3836
Light Grape
1,384
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,346
341
Light Blue Violet
1,332
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
1,289
794
Light Cornflower Blue
1,015
435
Very Light Brown
942
3740
Dark Antique Violet
940
209
Dark Lavender
908
642
Dark Beige Gray
879
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
862
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
730
436
Tan
719
413
Dark Pewter Gray
703
611
Drab Brown
694
779
Dark Cocoa
684
680
Dark Old Gold
653
644
Medium Beige Gray
638
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
602
3746
Dark Blue Violet
596
809
Delft Blue
588
3828
Hazelnut Brown
577
553
Violet
540
327
Dark Violet
530
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
508
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
506
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
502
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
501
738
Very Light Tan
497
646
Dark Beaver Gray
493
3363
Medium Pine Green
489
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
474
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
450
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
431
801
Dark Coffee Brown
421
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
413
168
Very Light Pewter
382
926
Medium Gray Green
375
610
Dark Drab Brown
373
3858
Medium Rosewood
364
554
Light Violet
353
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
349
208
Very Dark Lavender
328
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
311
552
Medium Violet
309
3778
Light Terra Cotta
265
434
Light Brown
253
930
Dark Antique Blue
235
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
211
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
192
931
Medium Antique Blue
164
336
Navy Blue
153
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
137
934
Black Avocado Green
135
301
Medium Mahogany
121
356
Medium Terra Cotta
118
597
Turquoise
113
3733
Dusty Rose
112
550
Very Dark Violet
72
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
69
154
Very Dark Grape
52
3820
Dark Straw
32
677
Very Light Old Gold
31
505
Jade Green
15

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 32 ¾" 20" 38 ¾" 26"
14 Count Aida 25 ¾" 15 ¾" 31 ¾" 21 ¾"
16 Count Aida 22 ½" 13 ¾" 28 ½" 19 ¾"
18 Count Aida 20" 12 ¼" 26" 18 ¼"
20 Count Aida 18" 11" 24" 17"
22 Count Hardanger 16 ¼" 10" 22 ¼" 16"
25 Count Evenweave 14 ½" 8 ¾" 20 ½" 14 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 7 ¾" 18 ¾" 13 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 11 ¼" 6 ¾" 17 ¼" 12 ¾"

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