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, 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.

Palette

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360 x 219 in 112 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
2,743
3041
Medium Antique Violet
2,671
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
2,642
840
Medium Beige Brown
2,249
06
Medium Light Driftwood
2,140
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
2,115
842
Very Light Beige Brown
2,060
317
Pewter Gray
2,003
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,887
3042
Light Antique Violet
1,810
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
1,692
341
Light Blue Violet
1,682
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,618
04
Dark Tin
1,614
3860
Cocoa
1,572
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,550
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,537
3859
Light Rosewood
1,480
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,475
28
Medium Light Eggplant
1,467
407
Dark Desert Sand
1,466
415
Pearl Gray
1,450
437
Light Tan
1,409
169
Light Pewter
1,333
07
Driftwood
1,208
932
Light Antique Blue
1,159
648
Light Beaver Gray
1,130
159
Light Gray Blue
1,084
3861
Light Cocoa
1,046
435
Very Light Brown
934
3023
Light Brown Gray
932
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
900
318
Light Steel Gray
897
436
Tan
838
32
Dark Blueberry
830
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
800
841
Light Beige Brown
797
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
781
612
Light Drab Brown
749
30
Medium Light Blueberry
738
08
Dark Driftwood
729
535
Very Light Ash Gray
709
224
Very Light Shell Pink
684
03
Medium Tin
629
3740
Dark Antique Violet
623
927
Light Gray Green
612
680
Dark Old Gold
569
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
566
05
Light Driftwood
562
209
Dark Lavender
559
372
Light Mustard
551
29
Eggplant
547
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
533
3828
Hazelnut Brown
521
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
513
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
499
3746
Dark Blue Violet
497
3836
Light Grape
477
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
440
553
Violet
438
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
416
839
Dark Beige Brown
397
642
Dark Beige Gray
373
501
Dark Blue Green
350
779
Dark Cocoa
331
738
Very Light Tan
311
801
Dark Coffee Brown
299
3807
Cornflower Blue
278
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
277
161
Gray Blue
276
3858
Medium Rosewood
260
3363
Medium Pine Green
259
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
257
434
Light Brown
256
552
Medium Violet
251
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
247
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
245
524
Very Light Fern Green
239
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
237
3011
Dark Khaki Green
226
223
Light Shell Pink
196
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
196
522
Fern Green
195
975
Dark Golden Brown
187
168
Very Light Pewter
179
924
Very Dark Gray Green
168
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
164
21
Light Alizarin
151
934
Black Avocado Green
148
554
Light Violet
130
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
130
453
Light Shell Gray
129
3817
Light Celadon Green
116
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
106
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
104
336
Navy Blue
104
356
Medium Terra Cotta
97
316
Medium Antique Mauve
87
830
Dark Golden Olive
87
734
Light Olive Green
82
3776
Light Mahogany
76
3826
Golden Brown
72
799
Medium Delft Blue
70
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
59
550
Very Dark Violet
53
154
Very Dark Grape
51
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
47
561
Very Dark Jade
30
900
Dark Burnt Orange
29
783
Medium Topaz
28
520
Dark Fern Green
28
3328
Dark Salmon
10

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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