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, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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360 x 219 in 182 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
31
Blueberry
2,728
3041
Medium Antique Violet
2,686
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,625
06
Medium Light Driftwood
2,234
840
Medium Beige Brown
2,201
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
2,090
842
Very Light Beige Brown
2,017
317
Pewter Gray
2,015
3042
Light Antique Violet
1,960
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,806
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
1,674
04
Dark Tin
1,621
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,583
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,582
3860
Cocoa
1,574
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,539
28
Medium Light Eggplant
1,459
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,454
415
Pearl Gray
1,448
3859
Light Rosewood
1,402
159
Light Gray Blue
1,361
437
Light Tan
1,357
169
Light Pewter
1,323
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,315
648
Light Beaver Gray
1,284
341
Light Blue Violet
1,283
3861
Light Cocoa
1,199
318
Light Steel Gray
957
3023
Light Brown Gray
940
07
Driftwood
936
435
Very Light Brown
891
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
838
32
Dark Blueberry
829
932
Light Antique Blue
821
612
Light Drab Brown
804
841
Light Beige Brown
803
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
775
08
Dark Driftwood
725
535
Very Light Ash Gray
718
436
Tan
707
30
Medium Light Blueberry
693
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
664
03
Medium Tin
635
3740
Dark Antique Violet
616
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
577
680
Dark Old Gold
573
209
Dark Lavender
563
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
563
809
Delft Blue
548
372
Light Mustard
545
224
Very Light Shell Pink
537
3828
Hazelnut Brown
530
794
Light Cornflower Blue
510
3746
Dark Blue Violet
498
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
493
3836
Light Grape
475
29
Eggplant
436
553
Violet
434
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
421
644
Medium Beige Gray
374
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
358
501
Dark Blue Green
347
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
346
779
Dark Cocoa
325
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
300
738
Very Light Tan
290
3807
Cornflower Blue
280
161
Gray Blue
280
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
278
839
Dark Beige Brown
261
3363
Medium Pine Green
261
552
Medium Violet
255
524
Very Light Fern Green
246
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
241
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
228
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
224
3858
Medium Rosewood
219
3011
Dark Khaki Green
205
522
Fern Green
192
434
Light Brown
191
160
Medium Gray Blue
188
3778
Light Terra Cotta
186
223
Light Shell Pink
184
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
180
801
Dark Coffee Brown
180
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
177
924
Very Dark Gray Green
161
3834
Dark Grape
153
168
Very Light Pewter
152
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
146
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
139
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
137
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
129
3012
Medium Khaki Green
124
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
118
934
Black Avocado Green
116
3817
Light Celadon Green
114
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
114
21
Light Alizarin
110
554
Light Violet
100
975
Dark Golden Brown
99
336
Navy Blue
99
3733
Dusty Rose
99
301
Medium Mahogany
92
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
91
340
Medium Blue Violet
91
356
Medium Terra Cotta
88
433
Medium Brown
78
316
Medium Antique Mauve
77
3857
Dark Rosewood
74
453
Light Shell Gray
67
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
67
3776
Light Mahogany
67
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
66
02
Tin
57
210
Medium Lavender
55
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
54
300
Very Dark Mahogany
50
550
Very Dark Violet
49
935
Dark Avocado Green
45
3721
Dark Shell Pink
43
3722
Medium Shell Pink
42
500
Very Dark Blue Green
42
3053
Green Gray
41
831
Medium Golden Olive
40
334
Medium Baby Blue
37
597
Turquoise
35
920
Medium Copper
35
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
34
730
Very Dark Olive Green
33
154
Very Dark Grape
31
799
Medium Delft Blue
28
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
27
580
Dark Moss Green
26
520
Dark Fern Green
25
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
24
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
24
3825
Pale Pumpkin
23
561
Very Dark Jade
23
3779
Very Light Rosewood
21
783
Medium Topaz
20
3820
Dark Straw
17
918
Dark Red Copper
17
400
Dark Mahogany
17
208
Very Dark Lavender
15
922
Light Copper
13
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
11
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
10
3051
Dark Green Gray
8
3824
Light Apricot
8
921
Copper
7
312
Very Dark Baby Blue
7
937
Medium Avocado Green
7
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
6
822
Light Beige Gray
6
22
Alizarin
6
900
Dark Burnt Orange
6
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
6
3371
Black Brown
6
3346
Hunter Green
6
3047
Light Yellow Beige
5
367
Dark Pistachio Green
4
505
Jade Green
4
677
Very Light Old Gold
4
3328
Dark Salmon
4
732
Olive Green
4
598
Light Turquoise
3
798
Dark Delft Blue
3
823
Dark Navy Blue
3
728
Topaz
3
782
Dark Topaz
3
946
Medium Burnt Orange
2
606
Bright Orange Red
2
725
Medium Light Topaz
2
351
Coral
2
741
Medium Tangerine
2
3855
Light Autumn Gold
2
3685
Very Dark Mauve
2
970
Light Pumpkin
1
740
Tangerine
1
608
Bright Orange
1
581
Moss Green
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 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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