Earflap hat with bobbles hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Earflap hat with bobbles: preview of the stitched design

A hat with ear flaps is seen from the front, the same left and right. The hat outline is one line of navy stem stitch: a round crown, a flap over each ear and an arch between them. Across the hat a teal zigzag runs between two red stripes, and above the upper stripe the navy back stitch lines of the crown fan up to the bobble on top. Each flap carries a red heart and ends in a red cord that hangs to a bobble of its own. The cords, stripes, zigzag and hearts are satin stitch and the three red bobbles are turkey work.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses turkey work.

3 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)	1.1 × 1.8 in	2.8 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.6 × 2.7 in	4.1 × 6.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.2 × 3.6 in	5.6 × 9.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.7 × 4.5 in	6.9 × 11.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	3.8 × 6.3 in	9.7 × 16 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 304 Medium RedCords, stripes, hearts and bobbles
DMC 336 Navy BlueHat outline and lines of the crown
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseZigzag

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 strandsCords, stripes, zigzag, hearts
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsHat outline
Back stitch 2 strandsLines of the crown
Turkey work 2 strandsBobbles

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.