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Cornucopia Cross Stitch Patterns

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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]

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Hanukkah Cross Stitch Projects

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.