Yellow and gold daffodil bloom hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Yellow and gold daffodil bloom: preview of the stitched design

One daffodil bloom is seen face on, six pointed petals round a cup. The three petals in front are yellow and point up, down to the left and down to the right; the three petals behind are gold and show between them. The petals are long and short stitch, and each has a center vein of back stitch, gold on the petals in front and yellow on the petals behind. The frilled rim of the cup is orange satin stitch, and the throat of the cup inside it is gold long and short stitch, with seven cream French knots for the stamens.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch over much of the design.

4 colors of floss and 4 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 × 1.9 in	4.1 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.8 in	6.1 × 7.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3.7 in	8.1 × 9.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4 × 4.7 in	10.2 × 11.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.7 × 6.5 in	14.5 × 16.5 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 3852 Very Dark StrawPetals behind, center veins of the petals in front and throat of the cup
DMC 726 Light TopazPetals in front and center veins of the petals behind
DMC 922 Light CopperFrilled rim of the cup
DMC 543 Ultra Very Light BeigeStamens

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

Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsPetals behind, petals in front, throat of the cup
Back stitch 2 strandsCenter veins of the petals in front, center veins of the petals behind
Satin stitch 2 strandsFrilled rim of the cup
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsStamens

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.