Cornucopia Cross Stitch Patterns

I was trying to come up with a motif that is more about the harvest time of fall than specific to Thanksgiving, and I had the idea to look for some cornucopia cross stitch patterns. These would be pretty to display for Thanksgiving or throughout the fall season to celebrate the harvest.

If you want to keep it super simple, try the vintage cornucopia pattern from Callies Cozy Crafts, which is a teensy 30 by 28 stitches. It fits perfectly in the 3-inch hoop, with a finished size of 2.25 by 2 inches/5.4 by 5.1 cm on 14 count fabric. It uses 11 colors.

Another easy and cute project is this simple small cornucopia from Anabellas Shop. It’s shown made into a little pillow but you could also frame it. The project is 80 by 96 stitches, and is shown worked on 16 count fabric. The pattern doesn’t indicate but I think it’s about 13 colors.

I love the autumn tones in this pixel style cornucopia pattern from Threading Our Journey. This pattern is 71 by 56 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 5.1 by 4 inches or 12.9 by 10.2 cm. This one would be great on a cream colored fabric.

Alternatively, the variety of colors in this cornucopia pattern from Eccentric Avenue, which fits in a 10 inch hoop when worked on 18 count fabric. The finished pattern on that count is 8 by 8 inches, or 20.3 cm.

Prefer a printed pattern? This autumn harvest cornucopia cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me Designs comes as a printed pattern leaflet, which is nice if you prefer an analog experience. This design is 116 by 85 stitches, which comes out to 8.25 by 6 inches, or about 21 by 15.24 cm, on 14 count fabric or 28 count Laguna over 2 threads. It calls for 54 colors and two blends for the cross stitching. Nine colors (which are also used in the stitching) are used for backstitching, and one color for knots. Sounds like a lot, but the pretty result is worth it!

Bread Cornucopia [Edible Crafts]

DIY Colorful Cornucopia [Home and Garden]

Free Cornucopia Glass Pattern [Glass Art]

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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