Paper boat under five stars hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Paper boat under five stars: preview of the stitched design

A paper boat sits on the first of three long waves under an arch of five stars. The two ends of the hull rise to points and the broad peak stands behind it, with a crease down the middle. The boat is drawn in navy outline, and a red band crosses the peak and another runs along the hull. The five gold stars are upright and all one size. The outlines, the crease and the blue waves are stem stitch; the two bands and the stars are satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: stem stitch, with some short satin stitches; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

4 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)	1.7 × 1.5 in	4.3 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.2 in	6.4 × 5.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 2.9 in	8.4 × 7.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 3.7 in	10.7 × 9.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.8 × 5.1 in	14.7 × 13 cm	3/8 in (10 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 3852 Very Dark StrawStars
DMC 336 Navy BluePeak outline, hull outline and crease
DMC 304 Medium RedBands
DMC 3755 Baby BlueWaves

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 strandsStars, bands
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsPeak outline, hull outline, crease, waves

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.