Blanket stitch petal flower hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Blanket stitch petal flower: preview of the stitched design

A flower of eight petals stands on a ring, each petal a teardrop with its point toward the ring. Blanket stitch does most of the work: the looped edges of the petals are green, and the arms of the stitches, green too, run inward at even steps. The arms end at the lines inside the petals, smaller teardrops in coral back stitch, so each petal has a ribbed rim about bare cloth. The ring at the center is gold stem stitch, and the knots at the center are seven gold French knots, one in the middle with six about it.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.6 in	6.6 × 6.6 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.3 in	10.9 × 10.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 6 in	15.2 × 15.2 cm

In a 3 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 GreenLooped edges of the petals and arms of the stitches
DMC 351 CoralLines inside the petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawRing at the center and knots at the center

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

Blanket stitch 2 strandsLooped edges of the petals, arms of the stitches
Back stitch 2 strandsLines inside the petals
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRing at the center
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots at the center

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.