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  (XS size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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Extra small is ideal for simpler images without much detail where the time and expense of a larger pattern would be wasted.

Colors

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High color is for very colorful patterns or the smoothest possible gradients with less noticeable dithering.

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240 x 146 in 166 colors 35,040 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
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,267
31
Blueberry
1,236
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,223
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,052
06
Medium Light Driftwood
1,020
842
Very Light Beige Brown
1,017
317
Pewter Gray
951
452
Medium Shell Gray
942
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
924
3042
Light Antique Violet
923
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
854
04
Dark Tin
749
3860
Cocoa
748
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
733
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
715
415
Pearl Gray
714
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
706
451
Dark Shell Gray
691
28
Medium Light Eggplant
676
3861
Light Cocoa
656
3859
Light Rosewood
625
407
Dark Desert Sand
588
341
Light Blue Violet
572
169
Light Pewter
545
03
Medium Tin
532
159
Light Gray Blue
488
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
450
841
Light Beige Brown
402
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
400
612
Light Drab Brown
397
435
Very Light Brown
394
3023
Light Brown Gray
383
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
374
932
Light Antique Blue
371
927
Light Gray Green
353
437
Light Tan
349
08
Dark Driftwood
343
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
315
32
Dark Blueberry
310
436
Tan
294
30
Medium Light Blueberry
293
535
Very Light Ash Gray
280
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
272
3740
Dark Antique Violet
268
524
Very Light Fern Green
262
209
Dark Lavender
256
05
Light Driftwood
243
224
Very Light Shell Pink
241
680
Dark Old Gold
240
809
Delft Blue
236
3746
Dark Blue Violet
227
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
217
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
213
3828
Hazelnut Brown
191
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
190
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
184
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
183
09
Very Dark Cocoa
182
646
Dark Beaver Gray
167
553
Violet
166
839
Dark Beige Brown
154
413
Dark Pewter Gray
154
794
Light Cornflower Blue
145
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
144
779
Dark Cocoa
140
501
Dark Blue Green
137
161
Gray Blue
121
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
119
738
Very Light Tan
117
647
Medium Beaver Gray
115
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
114
3858
Medium Rosewood
110
3807
Cornflower Blue
110
434
Light Brown
90
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
90
160
Medium Gray Blue
87
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
85
168
Very Light Pewter
84
3363
Medium Pine Green
84
801
Dark Coffee Brown
83
3011
Dark Khaki Green
83
552
Medium Violet
73
3778
Light Terra Cotta
72
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
71
223
Light Shell Pink
68
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
59
924
Very Dark Gray Green
59
453
Light Shell Gray
58
3834
Dark Grape
58
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
56
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
56
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
56
554
Light Violet
54
522
Fern Green
54
336
Navy Blue
54
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
53
21
Light Alizarin
52
3857
Dark Rosewood
50
301
Medium Mahogany
43
975
Dark Golden Brown
37
340
Medium Blue Violet
36
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
36
3827
Pale Golden Brown
34
433
Medium Brown
34
356
Medium Terra Cotta
32
934
Black Avocado Green
32
950
Light Desert Sand
29
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
27
962
Medium Dusty Rose
27
3776
Light Mahogany
26
352
Light Coral
25
930
Dark Antique Blue
25
3721
Dark Shell Pink
25
734
Light Olive Green
23
210
Medium Lavender
20
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
20
519
Sky Blue
19
3722
Medium Shell Pink
18
334
Medium Baby Blue
17
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
17
02
Tin
15
613
Very Light Drab Brown
15
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
13
730
Very Dark Olive Green
13
831
Medium Golden Olive
13
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
12
3727
Light Antique Mauve
12
500
Very Dark Blue Green
12
799
Medium Delft Blue
12
3053
Green Gray
12
918
Dark Red Copper
12
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
12
3833
Light Raspberry
10
208
Very Dark Lavender
9
935
Dark Avocado Green
7
3824
Light Apricot
7
976
Medium Golden Brown
7
754
Light Peach
6
3820
Dark Straw
6
3839
Medium Lavender Blue
5
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
5
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
5
3328
Dark Salmon
5
813
Light Blue
4
503
Medium Blue Green
4
561
Very Dark Jade
4
945
Tawny
3
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
3
355
Dark Terra Cotta
3
921
Copper
3
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
3
832
Golden Olive
3
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
2
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
2
520
Dark Fern Green
2
3855
Light Autumn Gold
2
902
Very Dark Garnet
2
814
Dark Garnet
2
732
Olive Green
2
597
Turquoise
1
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
1
797
Royal Blue
1
608
Bright Orange
1
3341
Apricot
1
3852
Very Dark Straw
1
3835
Medium Grape
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 21 ¾" 13 ¼" 27 ¾" 19 ¼"
14 Count Aida 17 ¼" 10 ½" 23 ¼" 16 ½"
16 Count Aida 15" 9 ¼" 21" 15 ¼"
18 Count Aida 13 ¼" 8" 19 ¼" 14"
20 Count Aida 12" 7 ¼" 18" 13 ¼"
22 Count Hardanger 11" 6 ¾" 17" 12 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 9 ½" 5 ¾" 15 ½" 11 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 8 ½" 5 ¼" 14 ½" 11 ¼"
32 Count Evenweave 7 ½" 4 ½" 13 ½" 10 ½"

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