Harlequin diamond Easter egg hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Harlequin diamond Easter egg: preview of the stitched design

A decorated egg stands on end inside an outline of teal stem stitch. A harlequin of satin stitch diamonds covers its middle between two gold bands, thirty-three diamonds in five rows that follow the curve of the egg, three rows of teal and two of purple between them. In each end a fan of seven purple petals springs from a teal half disc on the band. The diamonds, the bands, the half discs and the fans are all satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

3 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)	1.4 × 1.9 in	3.6 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2.8 in	5.1 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 3.8 in	6.9 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 4.7 in	8.6 × 11.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.7 × 6.6 in	11.9 × 16.8 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 3852 Very Dark StrawBands
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderFan at the top, fan at the foot and purple diamonds
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseHalf disc at the foot of each fan, teal diamonds and outline of the egg

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 strandsBands, fan at the top, half disc at the foot of each fan, fan at the foot, teal diamonds, purple diamonds
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsOutline of the egg

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.