Chain stitch spiral rosette hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Chain stitch spiral rosette: preview of the stitched design

A rosette of eight curling arms is drawn to practice chain stitch, which does all the line work. The arms leave a small gold ring at the center in pairs: two teal arms run up, two teal arms run down, and two pink arms run out to each side. The two arms of a pair part as they go and then coil in toward each other, bending more and more tightly into a curl. Every curl ends on a gold French knot, and one more gold knot sits inside the ring, which is chain stitch too.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.6 in	4.1 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.3 × 2.3 in	5.8 × 5.8 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.1 × 3.1 in	7.9 × 7.9 cm
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 3.9 in	9.9 × 9.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	5.4 × 5.4 in	13.7 × 13.7 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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTeal arms of the rosette
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawKnots at the ends of the arms, ring at the center and knot at the center
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RosePink arms of the rosette

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 strandsArms of the rosette, ring at the center
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots at the ends of the arms, knot 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.