Engagement ring in a laurel wreath hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Engagement ring in a laurel wreath: preview of the stitched design

An engagement ring stands inside two laurel branches tied with a bow. The band of the ring is gold, with a gold setting at its top that holds the point of the stone. The stone has six facets, blue and pale blue-gray by turns. The two branches rise from a pink bow at the foot and curve up on either side of the ring, leaving the top open; each has nine leaves, every leaf half dark green and half light green on a dark green stem. The stems are stem stitch. The leaves, the bow, the band of the ring, the setting and the facets of the stone are all satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

6 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)	1.6 × 1.8 in	4.1 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.6 in	6.1 × 6.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 3.5 in	8.4 × 8.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 4.4 in	10.4 × 11.2 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.7 × 6.2 in	14.5 × 15.7 cm	7/16 in (11 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseBow tails, bow loops and bow knot
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawBand of the ring and setting of the stone
DMC 3755 Baby BlueDarker facets of the stone
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique BlueLighter facets of the stone

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), bow tails, bow loops, bow knot, band of the ring, facets of the stone, setting of the stone

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.