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  (LG size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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640 x 389 in 210 colors 248,960 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
31
Blueberry
8,830
3041
Medium Antique Violet
8,224
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
7,784
840
Medium Beige Brown
6,968
06
Medium Light Driftwood
6,666
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
6,614
842
Very Light Beige Brown
6,166
451
Dark Shell Gray
6,114
3042
Light Antique Violet
6,057
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
6,008
317
Pewter Gray
5,993
04
Dark Tin
5,238
452
Medium Shell Gray
5,006
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
4,988
3860
Cocoa
4,830
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
4,669
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
4,476
415
Pearl Gray
4,417
169
Light Pewter
4,285
28
Medium Light Eggplant
4,277
3861
Light Cocoa
4,166
648
Light Beaver Gray
4,136
159
Light Gray Blue
4,056
3859
Light Rosewood
3,947
341
Light Blue Violet
3,932
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
3,098
407
Dark Desert Sand
3,090
318
Light Steel Gray
3,075
3023
Light Brown Gray
3,012
435
Very Light Brown
2,881
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,643
932
Light Antique Blue
2,630
612
Light Drab Brown
2,503
08
Dark Driftwood
2,479
3064
Desert Sand
2,363
841
Light Beige Brown
2,315
3740
Dark Antique Violet
2,159
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
2,158
30
Medium Light Blueberry
2,133
32
Dark Blueberry
2,121
642
Dark Beige Gray
2,044
03
Medium Tin
2,032
535
Very Light Ash Gray
2,030
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,987
224
Very Light Shell Pink
1,976
436
Tan
1,885
209
Dark Lavender
1,880
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,784
372
Light Mustard
1,773
680
Dark Old Gold
1,758
610
Dark Drab Brown
1,747
809
Delft Blue
1,736
3348
Light Yellow Green
1,676
3746
Dark Blue Violet
1,614
3836
Light Grape
1,603
794
Light Cornflower Blue
1,555
553
Violet
1,512
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
1,374
501
Dark Blue Green
1,340
29
Eggplant
1,325
644
Medium Beige Gray
1,299
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,205
839
Dark Beige Brown
1,123
3807
Cornflower Blue
1,108
434
Light Brown
1,101
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
1,093
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,072
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
947
3363
Medium Pine Green
939
413
Dark Pewter Gray
877
371
Mustard
851
552
Medium Violet
849
223
Light Shell Pink
827
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
811
524
Very Light Fern Green
805
3828
Hazelnut Brown
699
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
697
3858
Medium Rosewood
686
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
675
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
660
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
641
522
Fern Green
636
160
Medium Gray Blue
611
676
Light Old Gold
591
801
Dark Coffee Brown
580
3834
Dark Grape
553
168
Very Light Pewter
531
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
529
316
Medium Antique Mauve
502
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
500
729
Medium Old Gold
472
21
Light Alizarin
457
3778
Light Terra Cotta
436
3817
Light Celadon Green
421
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
416
924
Very Dark Gray Green
415
975
Dark Golden Brown
404
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
385
554
Light Violet
370
433
Medium Brown
352
3827
Pale Golden Brown
347
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
314
3733
Dusty Rose
314
210
Medium Lavender
305
301
Medium Mahogany
304
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
300
356
Medium Terra Cotta
299
831
Medium Golden Olive
290
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
289
3776
Light Mahogany
265
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
263
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
261
934
Black Avocado Green
255
3364
Pine Green
243
340
Medium Blue Violet
238
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
233
550
Very Dark Violet
228
02
Tin
220
336
Navy Blue
207
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
198
3722
Medium Shell Pink
194
730
Very Dark Olive Green
188
402
Very Light Mahogany
178
935
Dark Avocado Green
176
597
Turquoise
160
300
Very Dark Mahogany
157
500
Very Dark Blue Green
154
799
Medium Delft Blue
147
950
Light Desert Sand
144
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
144
3721
Dark Shell Pink
143
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
141
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
137
3857
Dark Rosewood
135
3053
Green Gray
111
163
Medium Caledon Green
111
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
105
322
Dark Baby Blue
103
732
Olive Green
103
3779
Very Light Rosewood
100
561
Very Dark Jade
97
520
Dark Fern Green
84
22
Alizarin
78
154
Very Dark Grape
74
3051
Dark Green Gray
66
832
Golden Olive
66
922
Light Copper
53
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
52
469
Avocado Green
52
833
Light Golden Olive
50
563
Light Jade
41
3760
Medium Wedgwood
39
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
34
470
Light Avocado Green
34
902
Very Dark Garnet
32
900
Dark Burnt Orange
30
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
29
598
Light Turquoise
29
3328
Dark Salmon
28
919
Red Copper
28
783
Medium Topaz
27
921
Copper
23
3820
Dark Straw
23
3825
Pale Pumpkin
22
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
21
754
Light Peach
21
355
Dark Terra Cotta
21
822
Light Beige Gray
20
977
Light Golden Brown
20
367
Dark Pistachio Green
19
937
Medium Avocado Green
19
797
Royal Blue
17
945
Tawny
16
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
16
782
Dark Topaz
15
823
Dark Navy Blue
14
928
Very Light Gray Green
13
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
13
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
12
368
Light Pistachio Green
11
3847
Dark Teal Green
10
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
9
3852
Very Dark Straw
9
798
Dark Delft Blue
8
814
Dark Garnet
8
350
Medium Coral
7
720
Dark Orange Spice
7
725
Medium Light Topaz
7
3340
Medium Apricot
6
3609
Ultra Light Plum
5
3687
Mauve
5
608
Bright Orange
5
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
4
3822
Light Straw
4
3855
Light Autumn Gold
4
351
Coral
4
166
Medium Light Moss Green
4
741
Medium Tangerine
3
712
Cream
3
349
Dark Coral
3
972
Deep Canary
3
164
Light Forest Green
3
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
2
740
Tangerine
2
947
Burnt Orange
2
3831
Dark Raspberry
2
970
Light Pumpkin
1
3801
Very Dark Melon
1
3832
Medium Raspberry
1
310
Black
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 58 ¼" 35 ¼" 64 ¼" 41 ¼"
14 Count Aida 45 ¾" 27 ¾" 51 ¾" 33 ¾"
16 Count Aida 40" 24 ¼" 46" 30 ¼"
18 Count Aida 35 ½" 21 ½" 41 ½" 27 ½"
20 Count Aida 32" 19 ½" 38" 25 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 29" 17 ¾" 35" 23 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 25 ½" 15 ½" 31 ½" 21 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 22 ¾" 14" 28 ¾" 20"
32 Count Evenweave 20" 12 ¼" 26" 18 ¼"

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