Captain’s hat with an anchor hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Captain’s hat with an anchor: preview of the stitched design

A captain’s hat is seen from the front. The broad crown is only an outline in navy stem stitch, and a gold anchor sits in the middle of it: a ring at the top in stem stitch, then in satin stitch the stock (the crossbar under the ring), the shank (the upright), the two curved arms and a fluke at the end of each. Under the crown lies the navy band, and under the band the wider navy brim. A tan strap runs between the band and the brim from one gold button to the other. The band, the brim, the strap and the buttons are satin stitch.

Size and details

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

3 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.5 × 1.1 in	3.8 × 2.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 1.6 in	5.8 × 4.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.1 × 2.1 in	7.9 × 5.3 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.8 × 2.7 in	9.7 × 6.9 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.4 × 3.7 in	13.7 × 9.4 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 336 Navy BlueCrown outline, band and brim
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawAnchor arms, anchor flukes, anchor shank, anchor stock, anchor ring and buttons
DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownStrap

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 strandsCrown outline, anchor ring
Satin stitch 2 strandsAnchor arms, anchor flukes, anchor shank, anchor stock, band, brim, strap, buttons

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.