Mittens on a ribbon hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 6 kinds of stitch

Mittens on a ribbon: preview of the stitched design

A pair of mittens hangs from a ribbon bow, cuffs up and thumbs outward: the two long tails of the bow fall to either side and each goes into the cuff of a mitten. The mittens are outlined in stem stitch with ribbed cuffs in back stitch, a stripe of satin stitch and a row of chain stitch beside each cuff, and on each hand a snowflake of six back stitch arms with French knots. All of the ribbon is satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Line stitches, chain stitch and French knots, with some short satin stitches and a little padded satin stitch.

3 colors of floss and 6 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.7 in	4.8 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.6 in	7.1 × 6.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 3.4 in	9.4 × 8.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.3 in	11.9 × 10.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.5 × 6 in	16.5 × 15.2 cm	5/16 in (8 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 304 Medium RedBow, bow tails, stripe and bow knot
DMC 336 Navy BlueThumb outline, hand outline, cuff outline and cuff ribs
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseChain row, snowflake and snowflake knots

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 strandsBow, bow tails, stripe
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsThumb outline, hand outline, cuff outline
Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsChain row
Back stitch 2 strandsSnowflake, cuff ribs
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsSnowflake knots
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsBow 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.