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  (MD size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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Colors

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480 x 291 in 195 colors 139,680 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
840
Medium Beige Brown
6,399
3041
Medium Antique Violet
6,337
28
Medium Light Eggplant
5,281
31
Blueberry
4,723
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
4,659
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
4,592
06
Medium Light Driftwood
3,917
842
Very Light Beige Brown
3,626
3042
Light Antique Violet
3,444
07
Driftwood
3,427
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
3,329
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
3,271
317
Pewter Gray
3,004
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
3,003
452
Medium Shell Gray
2,768
415
Pearl Gray
2,553
169
Light Pewter
2,426
159
Light Gray Blue
2,356
648
Light Beaver Gray
2,306
3859
Light Rosewood
2,297
341
Light Blue Violet
2,288
3861
Light Cocoa
2,270
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,751
318
Light Steel Gray
1,710
779
Dark Cocoa
1,634
3023
Light Brown Gray
1,613
435
Very Light Brown
1,540
932
Light Antique Blue
1,455
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,454
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,432
612
Light Drab Brown
1,382
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
1,374
841
Light Beige Brown
1,374
3064
Desert Sand
1,373
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,317
327
Dark Violet
1,281
437
Light Tan
1,279
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,277
436
Tan
1,215
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,171
03
Medium Tin
1,132
30
Medium Light Blueberry
1,127
32
Dark Blueberry
1,090
209
Dark Lavender
999
372
Light Mustard
995
680
Dark Old Gold
959
809
Delft Blue
940
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
917
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
879
3746
Dark Blue Violet
876
794
Light Cornflower Blue
873
3836
Light Grape
867
553
Violet
862
501
Dark Blue Green
845
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
815
3768
Dark Gray Green
805
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
770
644
Medium Beige Gray
750
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
749
224
Very Light Shell Pink
746
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
726
29
Eggplant
717
413
Dark Pewter Gray
670
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
623
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
567
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
478
738
Very Light Tan
462
524
Very Light Fern Green
445
371
Mustard
445
3858
Medium Rosewood
434
3807
Cornflower Blue
425
161
Gray Blue
392
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
392
223
Light Shell Pink
380
801
Dark Coffee Brown
367
522
Fern Green
360
3828
Hazelnut Brown
355
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
336
160
Medium Gray Blue
335
434
Light Brown
323
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
314
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
310
3834
Dark Grape
308
3012
Medium Khaki Green
293
168
Very Light Pewter
290
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
275
924
Very Dark Gray Green
270
320
Medium Pistachio Green
267
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
246
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
227
3817
Light Celadon Green
220
729
Medium Old Gold
213
554
Light Violet
189
975
Dark Golden Brown
184
3776
Light Mahogany
178
433
Medium Brown
171
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
169
316
Medium Antique Mauve
167
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
165
830
Dark Golden Olive
163
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
159
356
Medium Terra Cotta
155
934
Black Avocado Green
153
336
Navy Blue
148
301
Medium Mahogany
147
340
Medium Blue Violet
135
3733
Dusty Rose
126
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
122
02
Tin
121
210
Medium Lavender
114
550
Very Dark Violet
109
3721
Dark Shell Pink
107
3857
Dark Rosewood
106
676
Light Old Gold
99
950
Light Desert Sand
97
402
Very Light Mahogany
95
3722
Medium Shell Pink
88
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
88
831
Medium Golden Olive
83
3053
Green Gray
80
300
Very Dark Mahogany
80
597
Turquoise
79
935
Dark Avocado Green
79
163
Medium Caledon Green
72
3826
Golden Brown
69
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
68
799
Medium Delft Blue
68
920
Medium Copper
67
3712
Medium Salmon
58
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
57
734
Light Olive Green
56
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
52
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
46
334
Medium Baby Blue
45
561
Very Dark Jade
43
580
Dark Moss Green
43
976
Medium Golden Brown
38
352
Light Coral
33
918
Dark Red Copper
31
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
28
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
28
832
Golden Olive
26
3362
Dark Pine Green
25
154
Very Dark Grape
23
732
Olive Green
23
3779
Very Light Rosewood
21
791
Very Dark Cornflower Blue
21
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
20
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
16
3825
Pale Pumpkin
16
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
15
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
15
822
Light Beige Gray
14
922
Light Copper
14
3820
Dark Straw
14
900
Dark Burnt Orange
13
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
13
937
Medium Avocado Green
12
783
Medium Topaz
12
945
Tawny
10
3328
Dark Salmon
10
165
Very Light Moss Green
9
598
Light Turquoise
9
823
Dark Navy Blue
7
350
Medium Coral
7
919
Red Copper
6
921
Copper
6
355
Dark Terra Cotta
6
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
5
3685
Very Dark Mauve
5
368
Light Pistachio Green
5
782
Dark Topaz
5
470
Light Avocado Green
5
977
Light Golden Brown
4
798
Dark Delft Blue
4
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
4
3371
Black Brown
4
351
Coral
3
3852
Very Dark Straw
3
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
2
505
Jade Green
2
720
Dark Orange Spice
2
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
2
3341
Apricot
2
972
Deep Canary
2
469
Avocado Green
2
970
Light Pumpkin
1
947
Burnt Orange
1
721
Medium Orange Spice
1
606
Bright Orange Red
1
19
Medium Light Autumn Gold
1
608
Bright Orange
1
946
Medium Burnt Orange
1
741
Medium Tangerine
1
677
Very Light Old Gold
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 43 ¾" 26 ½" 49 ¾" 32 ½"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 20 ¾" 40 ¼" 26 ¾"
16 Count Aida 30" 18 ¼" 36" 24 ¼"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 16 ¼" 32 ¾" 22 ¼"
20 Count Aida 24" 14 ½" 30" 20 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 13 ¼" 27 ¾" 19 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 11 ¾" 25 ¼" 17 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 10 ½" 23 ¼" 16 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 9" 21" 15"

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