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]

The cross stitcher behind the blog Sirious Stitches is quite into biscornu.

If you’re not, a quick primer: biscornu are three-dimensional cross-stitched objects with eight points, often with an indention in the middle that makes them look a bit like doughnuts without the hole. They can be just about any size and subject you can think of. They’re often used as pincushions but can also be seasonal decor or just decoration for any time of year.

I’ve got a collection of biscornu cross stitch patterns here.

Once you’ve stitched one or several (they are a little addicting) you might wonder what you can add to them to make them even more extra.

It very much depends on the design of your biscornu and the look you are going for, but Sirious Stitches has a great post all about some of the options you might consider.

I don’t want to give you the whole list because you need to go visit and see all of their great biscornu they’ve stitched, but one really easy thing that you can do with a lot of designs is take advantage of that center indent by adding a button, beads, silk flower or another embellishment.

This is great to do just with a basic button from your stash that coordinates with the design and colors of the cross stitching, but it’s extra fun if you have a button that’s on theme, such as a leaf for a fall biscornu or a flower shaped button for a floral design. Add a jingle bell to a Christmas pattern, or a charm if you don’t have a button that coordinates.

Just this one idea is sure to get you thinking about ways to embellish biscornu (not to mention other cross stitch projects) but head over to Sirious Stitches to see all of their ideas for embellishing biscornu to make these already fun projects even more fun.

Have you ever made biscornu? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]

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