Dogwood ring wreath hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Dogwood ring wreath: preview of the stitched design

A leafy wreath carries four dogwood blossoms: one at the foot, one at the top and one at each side, joined by one stem that is clothed with three pairs of leaves in every quarter, all growing from the foot toward the top. Each blossom has four notched bracts, the broad leaves that look like its petals, in a deeper and a paler pink, worked in satin stitch round a small green satin stitch button with a yellow French knot at its heart. The stem is stem stitch and the leaves are satin stitch in a dark and a light green.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

5 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)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.7 in	11.9 × 11.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 6.6 in	16.8 × 16.8 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)

In a 3 or 4 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf and dogwood buttons
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkDarker pink dogwood bracts
DMC 3779 Very Light RosewoodLighter pink dogwood bracts
DMC 726 Light TopazDogwood centers

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
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), dogwood bracts, dogwood buttons
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDogwood centers

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.