Gnome with heart hat hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Gnome with heart hat: preview of the stitched design

The gnome is seen from the front and has no face to stitch: a tall pointed hat is pulled down to a round satin stitch nose over a mustache of satin stitch and a full beard in seven long locks of stem stitch. Ten satin stitch hearts stand in four rows up the hat, the hat and the coat are outlined in stem stitch, and the brim, cuffs, hem, mittens and boots are satin stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 5 inch hoop up.

5 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)	1.2 × 1.8 in	3 × 4.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.7 × 2.7 in	4.3 × 6.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.3 × 3.6 in	5.8 × 9.1 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.9 × 4.5 in	7.4 × 11.4 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4 × 6.3 in	10.2 × 16 cm	11/16 in (17 mm)

In a 6 or 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) or more across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 336 Navy BlueBoots and coat outline
DMC 304 Medium RedMittens, hat outline, hearts on the hat and brim of the hat
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteCuffs, hem of the coat and mustache
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayBeard outline and locks of the beard
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkNose

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsBoots, mittens, cuffs, hem of the coat, hearts on the hat, brim of the hat, mustache, nose
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsCoat outline, beard outline, locks of the beard, hat outline

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.