Lola hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

The word "lola" is written in a navy brush script, inside an open laurel wreath. Two leafy branches rise from a pink cosmos at the foot and curve up either side of the word, each with pairs of leaves and a single leaf at its tip, and leave the top open. The letters are satin stitch, laid across each stroke, the leaves are satin stitch on stem stitch branches, and the cosmos has pink satin stitch petals round a gold satin stitch center with a French knot in it.

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.

6 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)	1.7 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.5 in	6.4 × 6.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 4.2 in	10.7 × 10.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 5.9 in	15 × 15 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knot is drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for it 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 GreenBranches and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseCosmos petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawCosmos center
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownCosmos center knot
DMC 336 Navy BlueLettering

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 strandsBranches
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), cosmos petals, cosmos center, lettering
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsCosmos center knot

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.