Candy hearts hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Candy hearts: preview of the stitched design

Six thick candy hearts lie in a small pile, tipped this way and that, and each one is marked with a tiny heart, a pair of hearts or a kiss in place of words. The candies are stem stitch outlines in lilac, teal, rose and gold with their side edges showing, the solid little hearts are satin stitch, and the open heart and the kisses are back stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch and back stitch, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

4 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 × 1.6 in	4.3 × 4.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.3 in	6.6 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 3.1 in	8.9 × 7.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 3.9 in	10.9 × 9.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 5.4 in	15.2 × 13.7 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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

What you need

DMC 210 Medium LavenderPurple candy heart and purple edge of the candy
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTeal candy heart and teal edge of the candy
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RosePink candy heart, pink edge of the candy, tiny heart, kiss, open heart and pair of hearts
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawGold candy heart and gold edge of the candy

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 strandsCandy heart, edge of the candy
Satin stitch 2 strandsTiny heart, pair of hearts
Back stitch 2 strandsKiss, open heart

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.