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, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

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Colors

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

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640 x 389 in 115 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
9,212
3041
Medium Antique Violet
9,167
840
Medium Beige Brown
8,906
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
7,751
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
6,536
317
Pewter Gray
6,489
842
Very Light Beige Brown
6,250
06
Medium Light Driftwood
6,043
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
5,956
04
Dark Tin
5,922
07
Driftwood
5,587
3042
Light Antique Violet
5,517
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
5,470
3860
Cocoa
5,148
341
Light Blue Violet
5,134
452
Medium Shell Gray
5,117
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
5,080
28
Medium Light Eggplant
4,828
415
Pearl Gray
4,634
794
Light Cornflower Blue
4,436
169
Light Pewter
4,232
3859
Light Rosewood
3,820
648
Light Beaver Gray
3,475
318
Light Steel Gray
3,456
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
3,454
3861
Light Cocoa
3,437
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
3,411
3740
Dark Antique Violet
3,381
159
Light Gray Blue
3,350
407
Dark Desert Sand
3,099
3023
Light Brown Gray
3,064
435
Very Light Brown
3,001
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
2,879
841
Light Beige Brown
2,670
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
2,665
612
Light Drab Brown
2,543
3064
Desert Sand
2,461
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
2,418
30
Medium Light Blueberry
2,341
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
2,235
32
Dark Blueberry
2,228
927
Light Gray Green
2,182
436
Tan
2,095
3746
Dark Blue Violet
2,054
03
Medium Tin
2,003
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,926
209
Dark Lavender
1,913
680
Dark Old Gold
1,803
05
Light Driftwood
1,777
372
Light Mustard
1,734
3836
Light Grape
1,660
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,571
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
1,555
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,520
553
Violet
1,507
3348
Light Yellow Green
1,490
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,474
501
Dark Blue Green
1,455
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
1,422
29
Eggplant
1,316
839
Dark Beige Brown
1,275
09
Very Dark Cocoa
1,192
642
Dark Beige Gray
1,151
413
Dark Pewter Gray
1,149
3858
Medium Rosewood
994
3011
Dark Khaki Green
982
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
942
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
882
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
859
801
Dark Coffee Brown
858
434
Light Brown
839
371
Mustard
810
524
Very Light Fern Green
806
223
Light Shell Pink
802
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
792
552
Medium Violet
764
834
Very Light Golden Olive
756
3828
Hazelnut Brown
694
522
Fern Green
681
168
Very Light Pewter
674
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
663
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
657
975
Dark Golden Brown
593
21
Light Alizarin
588
453
Light Shell Gray
565
554
Light Violet
549
934
Black Avocado Green
545
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
499
729
Medium Old Gold
497
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
469
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
469
924
Very Dark Gray Green
468
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
464
3817
Light Celadon Green
390
830
Dark Golden Olive
370
950
Light Desert Sand
369
3733
Dusty Rose
359
336
Navy Blue
357
799
Medium Delft Blue
339
356
Medium Terra Cotta
337
3776
Light Mahogany
305
3826
Golden Brown
301
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
262
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
255
402
Very Light Mahogany
221
154
Very Dark Grape
195
520
Dark Fern Green
194
561
Very Dark Jade
118
900
Dark Burnt Orange
95
3346
Hunter Green
78
783
Medium Topaz
67
470
Light Avocado Green
60
3760
Medium Wedgwood
47
3328
Dark Salmon
40
471
Very Light Avocado Green
13

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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