Little castle with pennant towers hand embroidery pattern
Intermediate · 5 colors · 2 kinds of stitch
Download free PDFPDF, US Letter · 9 KB
A little castle is seen from the front, the same left and right. A tall tower stands in the middle with a round-headed brown gate in two halves at its foot and a brown window above, and a shorter tower with one brown window stands at each end. The towers are courses of dark gray stones, each with a wider head under a pointed red cap. Pale blue-gray walls with two battlements each join the towers, and each end tower flies a red pennant on a brown staff, pointing outward. A strip of green ground runs under the castle. The pennant staffs are stem stitch and everything else is satin stitch.
Size and details
Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a fifth of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop.
5 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:
| Hoop | Inches | Centimeters | Satin stitch up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 in (8 cm) | 1.6 × 1.2 in | 4.1 × 3 cm | 1/8 in (3 mm) |
| 4 in (10 cm) | 2.4 × 1.8 in | 6.1 × 4.6 cm | 1/8 in (3 mm) |
| 5 in (13 cm) | 3.3 × 2.4 in | 8.4 × 6.1 cm | 3/16 in (5 mm) |
| 6 in (15 cm) | 4.1 × 3 in | 10.4 × 7.6 cm | 1/4 in (6 mm) |
| 8 in (20 cm) | 5.7 × 4.1 in | 14.5 × 10.4 cm | 3/8 in (10 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 3752 Very Light Antique BlueStones of the walls and battlements
- DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayStones of the towers and heads of the towers
- DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownWindows, gate and pennant staffs
- DMC 304 Medium RedCaps of the towers and pennants
- DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenGround
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 strandsStones of the walls, battlements, stones of the towers, heads of the towers, windows, gate, caps of the towers, pennants, ground
- Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsPennant staffs
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.
Downloads
- Download free PDF PDF, US Letter, 3 pages, for a 6 inch (15 cm) hoop
- Download free PDF, A4 PDF, A4, 3 pages, for a 6 inch (15 cm) hoop
For your own stitching, gifts and handmade pieces you sell. Do not resell or share this PDF.
More patterns like this
New to hand embroidery? Starting hand embroidery, step by step