Free MMXX Needlepoint Chart + MMXXI

MMXX needlepoint chart by thorn alexander

So long, 2020 ✨ Show yourself out, Love ✨ Swirling around mantras and meditations of grief, sadness, acceptance and gratitude for the utter whirlwind 2020 has shown us. Inspired by the Neoclassical Era of the Renaissance, we’re throwing it back to Roman Numerals to honor and say “f**k you” to MMXX 💙 hoping for a healthier and kinder world on the horizon. Having spent a great deal of time studying Neoclassics and Old World aesthetics, it felt only fitting to repeat history in looking back to the ideologies of the Greeks and Romans after such a disastrous plague.

This piece can be stitched on 13 as a pillow or 18 as an ornament. It would also be fabulous to stitch to be framed, a pillow, a sunnies case, any visual reminder that moving forward, you possess great strength and resilience. For as much as we have endured, we have learned that we can climb any mountain if we keep moving forward. We can absolutely do hard things.

Give Forward Leading Into 2021

Should you wish, I ask that you please make a donation to World Central Kitchen.

Supplies Recommended:

  • Canvas mesh of your choosing. We suggest allowing a 2” border of blank canvas around the design.

  • 1 thin black Sharpie or micron pen

  • A printed out version of this pattern

  • A warm cuppa of a cozy beverage

  • A delightful film, podcast or soundtrack

  • Thread colors of your choice, please feel free to stitch as you wish!

  • Acrylic paints, water and brushes should you wish to paint it first

MMXX Patterns:

Pillow on 13 Mesh Canvas

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About 9.5” x 4.5” on 13 mesh on a 13” x 9” canvas

1 x White

2 x Wedgewood Blue

Ornament on 18 Mesh Canvas

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About 5” x 2.5” on 18 mesh on a 9” x 7” canvas

1/2 x White

1 Skein x Wedgewood Blue, I chose “Horizon” by Vineyard Silk for mine for the extra dose of hope in each stitch


MMXXI Patterns:

Pillow on 13 Mesh Canvas:

MMXXI Pillow

About 11” x 4.5” on 13 mesh on a 15” x 9” canvas

1 x White

3 x Eucalyptus by Silk & Ivory

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This design and all elements are subject to Copyright Protection by Thorn Alexander and is for personal use only.



Brooke McGowan