Forget-me-not vine corner hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Forget-me-not vine corner: preview of the stitched design

A wavy vine turns through a corner and carries seven forget-me-nots. One flower sits in the corner itself, where the two arms of the vine meet, and three more stand along each arm, one on every crest of the wave. A leaf rises from every dip between two flowers, and one more leaf lies behind the corner flower and points out to the corner. The vine is dark green stem stitch. Each flower is five blue satin stitch petals round a gold French knot, and each leaf is satin stitch in two halves, one dark green and one light green. It fits the corner of a napkin or a handkerchief.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

4 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.4 in	3.6 × 3.6 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2 in	5.1 × 5.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 2.7 in	6.9 × 6.9 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)

In a 3 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenVine and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 3755 Baby BluePetals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawFlower centers

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 strandsVine
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsFlower centers

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.