Flower filled pumpkin hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Flower filled pumpkin: preview of the stitched design

A pumpkin of five ribs is outlined in orange and filled with flowers and leaves. The middle rib holds a large rust flower of eight petals, ringed with eight leaves, between two orange flowers of six petals. The rib at each side holds an orange flower between two small gold flowers of five petals, each with a leaf beyond it, and each outer rib holds a column of three leaves. A dark green stalk on top carries a stalk leaf and a curling tendril. Every petal is a loop of lazy daisy stitch round a brown French knot. The leaves are fishbone stitch, and the pumpkin outline, the stalk and the tendril are 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)	1.9 × 1.6 in	4.8 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.3 in	7.1 × 5.8 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.1 in	9.7 × 7.9 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 3.9 in	11.9 × 9.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 5.4 in	16.8 × 13.7 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 and stalk leaf
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaLarge flower petals
DMC 922 Light CopperFlower petals and pumpkin outline
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSmall flower petals
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownLarge flower center, flower centers and small flower centers
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStalk and tendril

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, stalk leaf
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 strandsPumpkin outline, stalk, tendril

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.