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, Low colors, Diamond Art 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.

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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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240 x 146 in 83 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
318
Light Steel Gray
1,922
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,795
317
Pewter Gray
1,489
414
Dark Steel Gray
1,322
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,277
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,218
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,208
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,113
3860
Cocoa
1,083
841
Light Beige Brown
982
161
Gray Blue
932
3782
Light Mocha Brown
816
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
814
169
Light Pewter
810
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
799
451
Dark Shell Gray
782
3861
Light Cocoa
765
524
Very Light Fern Green
712
3064
Desert Sand
710
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
707
648
Light Beaver Gray
676
159
Light Gray Blue
632
341
Light Blue Violet
620
209
Dark Lavender
488
794
Light Cornflower Blue
465
435
Very Light Brown
462
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
436
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
430
436
Tan
409
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
380
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
373
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
339
3348
Light Yellow Green
330
437
Light Tan
319
779
Dark Cocoa
301
208
Very Dark Lavender
298
3746
Dark Blue Violet
289
680
Dark Old Gold
286
644
Medium Beige Gray
284
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
278
738
Very Light Tan
248
809
Delft Blue
247
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
243
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
242
535
Very Light Ash Gray
238
413
Dark Pewter Gray
236
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
232
3740
Dark Antique Violet
231
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
230
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
227
327
Dark Violet
226
3787
Dark Brown Gray
207
646
Dark Beaver Gray
189
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
189
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
186
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
179
3858
Medium Rosewood
168
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
166
168
Very Light Pewter
162
610
Dark Drab Brown
155
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
137
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
133
801
Dark Coffee Brown
129
434
Light Brown
123
554
Light Violet
102
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
102
930
Dark Antique Blue
96
729
Medium Old Gold
93
3733
Dusty Rose
78
3857
Dark Rosewood
63
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
62
931
Medium Antique Blue
59
3011
Dark Khaki Green
56
597
Turquoise
43
3827
Pale Golden Brown
41
154
Very Dark Grape
37
500
Very Dark Blue Green
32
935
Dark Avocado Green
28
919
Red Copper
26
3688
Medium Mauve
20
3047
Light Yellow Beige
19
3820
Dark Straw
8
608
Bright Orange
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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