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, Med 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.

Colors

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240 x 146 in 106 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
1,789
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,659
317
Pewter Gray
1,486
414
Dark Steel Gray
1,293
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,270
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,171
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,131
3860
Cocoa
1,059
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,003
841
Light Beige Brown
985
161
Gray Blue
869
451
Dark Shell Gray
842
3782
Light Mocha Brown
806
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
744
169
Light Pewter
741
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
734
524
Very Light Fern Green
730
3861
Light Cocoa
705
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
689
648
Light Beaver Gray
672
159
Light Gray Blue
625
3064
Desert Sand
598
341
Light Blue Violet
572
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
542
209
Dark Lavender
482
435
Very Light Brown
434
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
416
932
Light Antique Blue
406
436
Tan
402
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
388
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
375
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
357
3348
Light Yellow Green
328
208
Very Dark Lavender
307
779
Dark Cocoa
302
437
Light Tan
298
809
Delft Blue
261
680
Dark Old Gold
259
644
Medium Beige Gray
249
3746
Dark Blue Violet
247
327
Dark Violet
245
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
243
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
238
413
Dark Pewter Gray
235
535
Very Light Ash Gray
234
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
232
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
230
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
229
3740
Dark Antique Violet
226
3787
Dark Brown Gray
211
224
Very Light Shell Pink
202
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
202
738
Very Light Tan
194
3022
Medium Brown Gray
189
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
184
3363
Medium Pine Green
163
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
160
3858
Medium Rosewood
159
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
156
610
Dark Drab Brown
153
646
Dark Beaver Gray
148
168
Very Light Pewter
141
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
136
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
125
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
124
801
Dark Coffee Brown
120
3828
Hazelnut Brown
115
3807
Cornflower Blue
111
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
106
554
Light Violet
105
223
Light Shell Pink
102
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
97
434
Light Brown
89
371
Mustard
75
3733
Dusty Rose
75
924
Very Dark Gray Green
64
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
61
930
Dark Antique Blue
60
322
Dark Baby Blue
52
336
Navy Blue
52
300
Very Dark Mahogany
48
830
Dark Golden Olive
48
3011
Dark Khaki Green
47
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
46
3816
Celadon Green
43
734
Light Olive Green
43
402
Very Light Mahogany
41
3776
Light Mahogany
41
950
Light Desert Sand
40
3827
Pale Golden Brown
39
931
Medium Antique Blue
38
934
Black Avocado Green
38
400
Dark Mahogany
35
3721
Dark Shell Pink
31
935
Dark Avocado Green
25
500
Very Dark Blue Green
23
920
Medium Copper
22
519
Sky Blue
21
154
Very Dark Grape
21
3688
Medium Mauve
19
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
18
3712
Medium Salmon
16
831
Medium Golden Olive
12
987
Dark Forest Green
8
3820
Dark Straw
7
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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