Biscornu Cross Stitch Patterns

I’m always looking for different kinds of patterns to share with you all so I thought today it would be fun to dive into the world of biscornu cross stitch patterns.

If you’ve never heard of biscornu, or you’ve heard the word but don’t know what it means, it’s a pincushion that is stuffed and shaped out of two pieces of fabric (you could make them with sewing fabric, too, but they are popular as a cross stitch project). The finished design has five points and has a dent in the middle that might be embellished with a bead or button.

To me they kind of look like bagels.

If you want to try your hand at some biscornu, check out these patterns.

I love this selection of Nordic design biscornu cross stitch patterns from itaseCabinet. The pattern includes 12 different Scandinavian designs like classic stars and snowflakes. I love the white on red but you can use whatever colors you like. These all measure 40 by 40 stitches.

Atelier Pin and Needle has another cute Nordic designs with stars and geometric patterns. This one is 63 by 63 stitches and uses five colors.

The floral design on this one from Embroidery by Olga is really pretty and I love the sort of fall-like colors, though of course you can use whatever you like. It measures 65 by 65 stitches and I think it uses five colors.

The interlocking rainbow design on this one from Fireplace Hobby isn’t traditional but it is really pretty. It uses six colors (choose pastels or more saturated colors as you like) and measures 63 by 63 stitches.

The strawberry garden design from Pansies Stitch is 58 by 58 stitches and uses five colors. There are different designs for the top and bottom, and the listing also shows it worked on different colors (I love the pink background!). This shop has a lot of different biscornu cross stitch patterns if you want to browse.

Or you can make a biscornu for every month of the year with this set of patterns from Stitching Elf Store (just a few are shown here). These are 55 by 55 stitches and call for between 5 and 8 colors, depending on the design.

Several of these patterns note they don’t include assembly instructions, so if you need help with that, check out this video from Tiny Modernist.

Everything you want to know about biscornu [Needle Work]

Free Biscornu Embroidery Patterns and Charts to Stitch [Needle Work]

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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