Cross stitch design of a chestnut horse wearing a black harness, harnessed to a two-wheeled black and red cart, viewed from the front-side.

Harnessed Horse and Cart

Farm AnimalsIntermediate11 colours18 hours of stitching

This charming design captures a chestnut horse in full working harness, stepping forward with quiet purpose as it pulls a neat two-wheeled cart. The warm reddish-brown tones of the horse are beautifully offset by the bold black of the harness and the crisp details of the carriage, making it a rewarding piece to build stitch by stitch.

Whether you have a love of horses, a fondness for traditional country scenes, or simply enjoy a design with real character, this pattern is a lovely choice. It frames up wonderfully and would make a thoughtful, personal gift for any equine enthusiast.

  • Animal
  • Brown
  • Carriage
  • Equine
  • Harness
  • Horse
  • Racing
  • Transport

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Pattern details

Size count
70 × 100
Colours
11
Stitches
2,721
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch5 × 7.1 in12.7 × 18.1 cm
16 per inch4.4 × 6.3 in11.1 × 15.9 cm
18 per inch3.9 × 5.6 in9.9 × 14.1 cm

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Thread shopping list

11 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
6.4 m(1,498 stitch)310Black
1.5 m(359 stitch)413Pewter Gray Dark
1.2 m(276 stitch)3777Terra Cotta Very Dark
65 cm(150 stitch)51Variegated Burnt Orange
47 cm(108 stitch)729Old Gold Medium
45 cm(104 stitch)902Garnet Very Dark
37 cm(86 stitch)924Gray Green Very Dark
30 cm(68 stitch)720Orange Spice Dark
25 cm(50 stitch)3746Blue Violet Dark
25 cm(13 stitch)155Blue Violet Medium Dark
25 cm(9 stitch)318Steel Gray Light

CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.

These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.

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