Anemone and daisy wreath hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 7 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Anemone and daisy wreath: preview of the stitched design

Three anemones and three daisies are set in turn on a single round stem, with a pair of leaves between each flower and the next. The stem is stem stitch and the leaves are satin stitch in a dark and a light green; each anemone is eight satin stitch petals, four white and four pale blue-gray by turns, round a navy satin stitch center with a ring of French knots round it for stamens, and each daisy has white satin stitch petals round a gold satin stitch center with one French knot in it. The open middle takes a name, a monogram or a date.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a sixth of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop.

7 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.9 in	4.3 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.8 in	6.6 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.8 in	8.6 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.7 in	10.9 × 11.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 6.6 in	15.2 × 16.8 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them there, or choose a larger hoop.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStem and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals and white anemone petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownDaisy center knots
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique BluePale blue-gray anemone petals
DMC 336 Navy BlueAnemone centers and anemone stamens

The floss is six-strand cotton; the stitch guide says how many strands to use. You also need a hoop, an embroidery needle (a size 7 to 9 suits two or three strands) and plain cotton or linen fabric. To frame the piece in its hoop, cut a square 3 inches (8 cm) wider than the hoop: a 9 inch (23 cm) square for a 6 inch hoop.

Stitch guide

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsStem
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), daisy petals, daisy centers, pale blue-gray anemone petals, white anemone petals, anemone centers
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDaisy center knots, anemone stamens

Getting it onto your fabric

The PDF holds the pattern twice at actual size: once as drawn, and once mirrored for an iron-on transfer pen. Print it at 100% with scaling off and check the one-inch square (25.4 mm) with a ruler before you trace. How to transfer a pattern explains tracing, carbon paper and the other ways. The files are under Downloads.