Flower filled mushroom hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Flower filled mushroom: preview of the stitched design

A mushroom is outlined in one thin line and filled with flowers. In the cap one large red flower of eight petals is ringed with eight green leaves; five rust flowers of six petals stand in an arch over it, and two small orange flowers of five petals sit at each side of it. Down the stalk runs a column of three flowers, two small orange ones above a rust one at the bottom. Every petal is a loop of lazy daisy stitch and every flower center is a gold French knot. The leaves are fishbone stitch, and the cap outline and the stalk are brown stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in six colors.

6 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.8 in	4.6 × 4.6 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 2.7 in	6.9 × 6.9 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.6 × 3.6 in	9.1 × 9.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.5 × 4.5 in	11.4 × 11.4 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.3 × 6.3 in	16 × 16 cm

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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaves
DMC 304 Medium RedLarge flower petals
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaFlower petals
DMC 922 Light CopperSmall flower petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawLarge flower center, flower centers and small flower centers
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownCap outline and stalk

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

Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsLarge flower petals, flower petals, small flower petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsLarge flower center, flower centers, small flower centers
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsCap outline, stalk

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.