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, Low colors, Full DMC palette)

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Low color is best suited for images with fewer colors at the risk of sometimes increasing dithering.

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360 x 219 in 84 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
840
Medium Beige Brown
3,097
31
Blueberry
3,095
3041
Medium Antique Violet
3,054
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,611
06
Medium Light Driftwood
2,450
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
2,193
317
Pewter Gray
2,033
3042
Light Antique Violet
2,022
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,892
3782
Light Mocha Brown
1,813
04
Dark Tin
1,778
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,769
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,747
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,735
341
Light Blue Violet
1,663
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
1,615
932
Light Antique Blue
1,611
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,599
3860
Cocoa
1,587
415
Pearl Gray
1,544
3859
Light Rosewood
1,542
28
Medium Light Eggplant
1,403
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,318
169
Light Pewter
1,300
3861
Light Cocoa
1,297
07
Driftwood
1,260
648
Light Beaver Gray
1,243
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
1,181
159
Light Gray Blue
1,134
03
Medium Tin
1,102
435
Very Light Brown
1,016
436
Tan
1,004
841
Light Beige Brown
948
29
Eggplant
929
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
902
612
Light Drab Brown
888
08
Dark Driftwood
878
30
Medium Light Blueberry
870
32
Dark Blueberry
829
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
811
535
Very Light Ash Gray
779
05
Light Driftwood
777
3740
Dark Antique Violet
711
647
Medium Beaver Gray
691
372
Light Mustard
689
680
Dark Old Gold
668
839
Dark Beige Brown
650
927
Light Gray Green
637
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
637
209
Dark Lavender
583
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
569
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
563
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
553
3746
Dark Blue Violet
544
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
509
738
Very Light Tan
501
3836
Light Grape
498
801
Dark Coffee Brown
444
553
Violet
399
646
Dark Beaver Gray
381
3858
Medium Rosewood
352
3807
Cornflower Blue
346
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
328
934
Black Avocado Green
285
3011
Dark Khaki Green
270
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
269
434
Light Brown
262
552
Medium Violet
245
168
Very Light Pewter
238
729
Medium Old Gold
215
223
Light Shell Pink
196
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
188
975
Dark Golden Brown
188
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
173
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
133
554
Light Violet
113
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
105
3826
Golden Brown
100
3712
Medium Salmon
74
154
Very Dark Grape
68
520
Dark Fern Green
42
561
Very Dark Jade
37
3760
Medium Wedgwood
36
350
Medium Coral
31

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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