Sunrise over the ocean hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Sunrise over the ocean: preview of the stitched design

A seascape for a round hoop shows the sun rising out of the sea, inside a ring. The half sun, the band round it and its seven rays are satin stitch, the sea is seven rows of waves in bands of satin stitch, each row a line of hollows between pointed crests, and the ring is a line of stem stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 5 inch hoop up.

5 colors of floss and 2 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 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.9 in	7.4 × 7.4 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	9/16 in (14 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 6.7 in	17 × 17 cm	3/4 in (19 mm)

In a 6 or 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) or more across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 922 Light CopperRays of the sun and band round the sun
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawSun
DMC 336 Navy BlueNavy sea and ring
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseTeal sea
DMC 3755 Baby BlueBlue sea

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 strandsRays of the sun, band round the sun, sun, sea
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRing

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.