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, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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Palette

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480 x 291 in 112 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
6,387
3041
Medium Antique Violet
6,355
28
Medium Light Eggplant
5,289
31
Blueberry
4,707
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
4,626
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
4,582
06
Medium Light Driftwood
3,822
842
Very Light Beige Brown
3,665
07
Driftwood
3,420
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
3,316
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
3,264
3042
Light Antique Violet
3,143
317
Pewter Gray
3,009
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
3,002
341
Light Blue Violet
2,918
452
Medium Shell Gray
2,832
415
Pearl Gray
2,656
08
Dark Driftwood
2,623
794
Light Cornflower Blue
2,449
169
Light Pewter
2,447
3859
Light Rosewood
2,288
3861
Light Cocoa
2,267
159
Light Gray Blue
1,944
648
Light Beaver Gray
1,941
318
Light Steel Gray
1,922
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,718
437
Light Tan
1,696
3023
Light Brown Gray
1,636
435
Very Light Brown
1,537
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
1,507
612
Light Drab Brown
1,424
841
Light Beige Brown
1,400
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,386
436
Tan
1,384
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
1,346
3064
Desert Sand
1,332
327
Dark Violet
1,265
30
Medium Light Blueberry
1,229
32
Dark Blueberry
1,210
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,202
927
Light Gray Green
1,192
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,172
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
1,141
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
1,127
03
Medium Tin
1,122
372
Light Mustard
1,044
224
Very Light Shell Pink
1,040
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,019
209
Dark Lavender
1,015
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
999
680
Dark Old Gold
979
05
Light Driftwood
951
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
932
3746
Dark Blue Violet
875
501
Dark Blue Green
873
3836
Light Grape
863
413
Dark Pewter Gray
852
553
Violet
840
3768
Dark Gray Green
811
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
791
3858
Medium Rosewood
767
29
Eggplant
700
801
Dark Coffee Brown
573
738
Very Light Tan
553
3045
Dark Yellow Beige
506
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
500
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
491
524
Very Light Fern Green
448
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
439
371
Mustard
436
3807
Cornflower Blue
419
161
Gray Blue
404
522
Fern Green
394
223
Light Shell Pink
377
168
Very Light Pewter
367
3834
Dark Grape
366
434
Light Brown
353
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
344
3012
Medium Khaki Green
309
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
308
336
Navy Blue
302
320
Medium Pistachio Green
284
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
280
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
268
554
Light Violet
261
975
Dark Golden Brown
260
3776
Light Mahogany
231
453
Light Shell Gray
224
3817
Light Celadon Green
218
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
209
3733
Dusty Rose
197
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
190
799
Medium Delft Blue
171
316
Medium Antique Mauve
164
301
Medium Mahogany
163
356
Medium Terra Cotta
162
676
Light Old Gold
140
934
Black Avocado Green
137
550
Very Dark Violet
124
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
108
500
Very Dark Blue Green
103
920
Medium Copper
100
3722
Medium Shell Pink
95
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
89
3685
Very Dark Mauve
77
3826
Golden Brown
71
561
Very Dark Jade
60
580
Dark Moss Green
54
3820
Dark Straw
43
783
Medium Topaz
40
3328
Dark Salmon
15
3815
Dark Celadon Green
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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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