Cook’s pot and whisks hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Cook’s pot and whisks: preview of the stitched design

A cooking pot with its lid on, a row of scallops under its rim and a heart on its side, stands in front of two whisks crossed behind it, over a cradle of laurel tied with a ribbon bow. The pot and its scallops are stem stitch; its lid, rim, knob, two loop handles and the heart are satin stitch. Each whisk has two loops of wire in stem stitch, a gray satin stitch collar where the wires meet the handle, and a handle of satin stitch. The laurel leaves are satin stitch on stem stitch stems, and the bow is satin stitch with a padded knot.

Size and details

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

6 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)	1.6 × 1.5 in	4.1 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.2 in	6.1 × 5.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 2.9 in	8.1 × 7.4 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4 × 3.7 in	10.2 × 9.4 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.6 × 5.2 in	14.2 × 13.2 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 304 Medium RedBow, bow tails, bow knot and heart on the pot
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayWhisk wires, collars of the whisks, handles of the pot, lid of the pot, knob of the lid and rim of the pot
DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownWhisk handles
DMC 336 Navy BlueCooking pot outline and scallops of the pot

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 strandsStems, whisk wires, cooking pot outline, scallops of the pot
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), bow, bow tails, whisk handles, collars of the whisks, handles of the pot, heart on the pot, lid of the pot, knob of the lid, rim of the pot
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsBow knot

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.