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]

As a knitter, I love a good sheep motif, so let’s take a look at some cute sheep cross stitch patterns.

If you want to stitch a little sheep, this mini square from Good Dog Needleworks is a nice choice. It uses just three colors and measures 32 by 32 stitches. That’s 2.2 inches or about 5.5 cm square if you stitch it on 14 count fabric.

I also love these two little sheep, which you can stitch together or in individual hoops and shown. The designs are form Threadbound Art and use six colors. They are slightly different in size, with one being 21 by 17 stitches and the other 21 by 20. They fit in four inch frames if you work them on 14 count fabric.

You can stitch a sweet sheep bookmark with this design from Kits by SA Stitch. This is not for the person who doesn’t like back stitch, because there’s a lot of that here, but it is really cute. It measures 30 by 91 stitches and uses 10 colors. That will make your bookmark about 2.4 by 6.5 inches, or 6 by 16.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Stitch a pretty scene of sheep in a meadow with this design from Motok Nytok. It uses 21 colors and the design is 99 by 73 stitches. On 14 count fabric that makes it about 7.07 by 5.21 inches, or 17.96 by 13.24 cm.

This yarn full of cross stitch sheep has a bit of a knitting twist because the sheep all look like they have sweaters on. The design is from Soda Stitch Design and it measures 179 by 216 stitches. The full design uses 27 colors. On 14 count fabric it will work out to 12.78 by 15.42 inches, or 32.48 by 39.19 cm.

Another great one with a knitting theme is this one where the wool is coming off the sheep and straight onto the needles. This one is from Happy Cross Stitchers and uses 12 colors. The pattern is 137 by 137 stitches, which comes out to 9.7 inches or 24.86 cm square on 14 count fabric. This would be a fun one to stitch for the knitter in your life (even if that is you).

Or you can stitch the field of sheep of a knitter’s dreams with the Happy Sheep chart from Charts and Stuff. These per-colored sheep can be stitched as shown or worked in any colors you like. The eyes are French knots but you can just stitch them in white if you’d rather.

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