Baseball on the diamond hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Baseball on the diamond: preview of the stitched design

A baseball sits in the middle of a baseball diamond. The ball outline is a navy circle in stem stitch, and inside it two red seams curve toward each other, each in stem stitch and crossed by a row of small V-shaped seam stitches in straight stitch. Around the ball the tan base lines, in chain stitch, make a square set on its point. Three navy bases sit at the top, left and right corners, and the navy home plate, a five-sided shape, sits in the bottom corner. The bases and home plate are satin stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 6 inch hoop up.

3 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.9 in	7.4 × 7.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 6.7 in	17 × 17 cm	9/16 in (14 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 9/16 in (14 mm) across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.

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

What you need

DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownBase lines
DMC 336 Navy BlueBases, home plate and ball outline
DMC 304 Medium RedSeams and seam stitches

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

Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsBase lines
Satin stitch 2 strandsBases, home plate
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsBall outline, seams
Straight stitch 2 strandsSeam stitches

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.