Moon with hanging stars hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Moon with hanging stars: preview of the stitched design

A crescent moon lies over like an arch with three stars hung from it. The moon is outlined in stem stitch and left open; three strings of back stitch hang from its inner edge, each ending at the top point of a five-pointed star whose arms are worked across in satin stitch; and the middle star is the largest and hangs the lowest.

Size and details

Easy. Stem stitch and back stitch, with some short satin stitches.

3 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)	1.4 × 1.2 in	3.6 × 3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 1.9 in	5.1 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 2.5 in	6.9 × 6.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 3.1 in	8.6 × 7.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.7 × 4.4 in	11.9 × 11.2 cm	1/4 in (6 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 336 Navy BlueMoon
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayStrings
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawHanging stars

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 strandsMoon
Back stitch 2 strandsStrings
Satin stitch 2 strandsHanging stars

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.