Mechanic’s cog and wrenches hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Mechanic’s cog and wrenches: preview of the stitched design

A cog stands in front of two wrenches crossed behind it, over a cradle of laurel tied with a ribbon bow. The cog is outlined in stem stitch with a ring of French knots round a hub of satin stitch, and the wrenches are satin stitch, each with an open jaw at one end and a ring at the other; the laurel leaves are satin stitch on stems of stem stitch, and the ribbon bow is satin stitch with a padded knot.

Size and details

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

6 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.5 in	4.1 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.3 in	6.1 × 5.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3 in	8.1 × 7.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 3.8 in	9.9 × 9.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.5 × 5.3 in	14 × 13.5 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

In a 3 or 4 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 GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 304 Medium RedBow, bow tails and bow knot
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayShafts of the wrenches, jaws of the wrenches and rings of the wrenches
DMC 336 Navy BlueCog outline
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawRivets of the cog and hub of the cog

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 strandsStems, cog outline
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), bow, bow tails, shafts of the wrenches, jaws of the wrenches, rings of the wrenches, hub of the cog
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsBow knot
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsRivets of the cog

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.