Anchor & The Barmy Fox Happy Harvest Stitchalong Pattern - ANC0003-134 - Downloadable PDF

Anchor & The Barmy Fox Happy Harvest Stitchalong – ANC0003-134

The Happy Harvest Stitchalong is a free, downloadable embroidery pattern produced by Anchor in collaboration with Tory of @thebarmyfox. Titled Autumn Abundance!, this design celebrates the rich colours and textures of the harvest season, making it a perfect seasonal embroidery project for anyone looking to stitch something warm, decorative, and celebratory of autumn.

This pattern carries the design reference number ANC0003-134 and is rated as a beginner level project, making it an excellent starting point for those new to embroidery as well as a relaxing, enjoyable stitch for more experienced needleworkers.

Format and Stitchalong Structure

The pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF from AnchorCrafts.com. It was originally designed as a live stitchalong, hosted daily on Instagram by Tory (@thebarmyfox), launching on Monday 11th October 2021. Tutorials from the stitchalong are available to re-watch on The Barmy Fox YouTube channel, meaning crafters can join in and follow along at any time, at their own pace.

What Is Being Made

The finished piece is a hand-embroidered Autumn Abundance design, scaled to fit an 8-inch embroidery hoop. The harvest theme suggests imagery associated with the season — rich botanicals, fruits, foliage, and autumnal motifs — worked in a vibrant and varied palette of thread colours. The finished embroidery is intended to be displayed within the hoop, making it both a craft project and a decorative piece for the home.

Techniques Used

As a beginner-friendly embroidery stitchalong, the project introduces and reinforces core hand embroidery techniques. Embroidery at this level typically encompasses a range of foundational stitches and methods, including:

• Transferring a design onto fabric and securing it within an embroidery hoop
• Threading and separating stranded cotton to achieve the correct thread weight for each stitch
• Working with multiple colours across a single design, managing thread changes and colour blending
• Following a structured, day-by-day stitchalong format to build the design progressively

Stitches Used

While the specific stitch list is guided through the daily stitchalong tutorials hosted by Tory @thebarmyfox, beginner embroidery projects of this nature — particularly those with botanical and harvest themes — commonly feature stitches such as:

• Satin stitch for filling solid shapes such as leaves and fruit
• Stem stitch for outlines, stems, and flowing lines
• French knots for textural details and berries
• Back stitch for fine outlines and detail work
• Lazy daisy stitch for petals and leaf shapes

The full stitch-by-stitch guidance is delivered through the accompanying video tutorials available on The Barmy Fox YouTube channel.

Materials – Thread

The pattern calls for Anchor Stranded Cotton, Art. No. 4635000, in 8-metre skeins. A total of 17 colours are specified, reflecting the rich and varied autumnal palette of the design. The full list of Anchor Stranded Cotton colour numbers required is:

• 00933, 00374, 00369, 00360, 00100, 01036, 00683, 00217, 00215, 00213, 00298, 00306, 00313, 00304, 00039, 00020, 01012