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, 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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240 x 146 in 146 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
1,798
3041
Medium Antique Violet
1,598
317
Pewter Gray
1,375
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,284
414
Dark Steel Gray
1,283
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,176
452
Medium Shell Gray
1,109
840
Medium Beige Brown
1,005
3860
Cocoa
937
451
Dark Shell Gray
852
169
Light Pewter
793
3861
Light Cocoa
776
524
Very Light Fern Green
744
3782
Light Mocha Brown
743
161
Gray Blue
743
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
742
841
Light Beige Brown
702
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
691
648
Light Beaver Gray
659
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
619
3064
Desert Sand
617
159
Light Gray Blue
609
341
Light Blue Violet
563
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
492
209
Dark Lavender
480
612
Light Drab Brown
455
435
Very Light Brown
429
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
416
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
409
932
Light Antique Blue
391
436
Tan
370
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
354
208
Very Dark Lavender
332
779
Dark Cocoa
294
3348
Light Yellow Green
292
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
286
437
Light Tan
269
327
Dark Violet
256
680
Dark Old Gold
253
3746
Dark Blue Violet
252
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
246
809
Delft Blue
243
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
242
413
Dark Pewter Gray
240
3740
Dark Antique Violet
235
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
233
535
Very Light Ash Gray
230
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
223
155
Medium Dark Blue Violet
220
644
Medium Beige Gray
213
501
Dark Blue Green
212
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
207
224
Very Light Shell Pink
201
3362
Dark Pine Green
192
646
Dark Beaver Gray
189
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
189
611
Drab Brown
188
3787
Dark Brown Gray
186
738
Very Light Tan
182
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
161
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
159
610
Dark Drab Brown
139
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
137
3858
Medium Rosewood
137
168
Very Light Pewter
130
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
128
3363
Medium Pine Green
124
3727
Light Antique Mauve
119
801
Dark Coffee Brown
110
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
106
223
Light Shell Pink
102
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
98
3807
Cornflower Blue
96
434
Light Brown
95
554
Light Violet
87
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
87
3733
Dusty Rose
73
3828
Hazelnut Brown
70
371
Mustard
69
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
65
924
Very Dark Gray Green
58
930
Dark Antique Blue
55
729
Medium Old Gold
53
336
Navy Blue
49
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
48
813
Light Blue
46
322
Dark Baby Blue
46
3816
Celadon Green
44
676
Light Old Gold
42
300
Very Dark Mahogany
42
3776
Light Mahogany
40
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
39
931
Medium Antique Blue
37
975
Dark Golden Brown
36
210
Medium Lavender
34
934
Black Avocado Green
34
453
Light Shell Gray
33
433
Medium Brown
31
3721
Dark Shell Pink
27
935
Dark Avocado Green
23
519
Sky Blue
22
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
22
799
Medium Delft Blue
22
550
Very Dark Violet
21
950
Light Desert Sand
20
3688
Medium Mauve
18
920
Medium Copper
18
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
17
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
17
3011
Dark Khaki Green
17
3712
Medium Salmon
16
734
Light Olive Green
15
352
Light Coral
15
918
Dark Red Copper
14
730
Very Dark Olive Green
13
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
12
831
Medium Golden Olive
12
500
Very Dark Blue Green
11
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
11
3755
Baby Blue
10
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
10
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
8
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
6
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
5
783
Medium Topaz
5
561
Very Dark Jade
5
3779
Very Light Rosewood
5
3820
Dark Straw
5
976
Medium Golden Brown
5
580
Dark Moss Green
5
803
Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue
4
3824
Light Apricot
4
320
Medium Pistachio Green
4
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
3
945
Tawny
2
520
Dark Fern Green
2
3855
Light Autumn Gold
2
3072
Very Light Beaver Gray
1
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
1
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
1
347
Very Dark Salmon
1
919
Red Copper
1
608
Bright Orange
1
3341
Apricot
1
732
Olive Green
1
937
Medium Avocado Green
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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