Five-petal sand dollar hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Five-petal sand dollar: preview of the stitched design

This sand dollar has five round-ended petals round a woven wheel, each a stem stitch outline with a petal of fishbone stitch inside it. A slot of satin stitch lies between every two petals out near the edge, and the edge of the shell is one ring of chain stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: chain stitch, stem stitch and fishbone stitch, with some short satin stitches and a woven wheel; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

3 colors of floss and 5 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	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.9 in	7.4 × 7.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 6.7 in	17 × 17 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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseEdge of the shell and petal outlines
DMC 3755 Baby BluePetals
DMC 336 Navy BlueSlots and middle

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

Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsEdge of the shell
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsPetal outlines
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsPetals
Satin stitch 2 strandsSlots
Woven wheel stitch 2 strandsMiddle

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.