Daisy wreath in a hoop hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Daisy wreath in a hoop: preview of the stitched design

An embroidery hoop is seen from the front with a wreath of daisies stitched in it: the hoop is one band of satin stitch with its clasp and screw at the top, and inside it six daisies stand round a stem of stem stitch, with a pair of satin stitch leaves opening outward between each two, round one larger daisy in the middle. Every daisy has petals of satin stitch round a satin stitch center.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a fifth of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop; from a 6 inch hoop up some of the satin stitches are long.

5 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)	1.7 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.6 in	6.4 × 6.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 4.3 in	10.7 × 10.9 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 6 in	15 × 15.2 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 3828 Hazelnut BrownHoop
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawScrew of the hoop, clasp of the hoop and daisy centers
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStem of the wreath and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseDaisy petals

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsHoop, screw of the hoop, clasp of the hoop, leaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), daisy petals, daisy centers
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsStem of the wreath

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.