Paw print ring hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Paw print ring: preview of the stitched design

Ten paw prints walk in a ring round an empty middle, with a red French knot between each pair. Every print is a satin stitch pad with four satin stitch toes in a lighter brown, so there are only two stitches to learn. The middle is left open for a pet’s name, a date or a few words.

Size and details

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

3 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)	1.6 × 1.6 in	4.1 × 4.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.4 in	6.1 × 6.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3.2 in	8.1 × 8.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.9 × 4.1 in	9.9 × 10.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.5 × 5.7 in	14 × 14.5 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 3781 Dark Mocha BrownPads
DMC 3828 Hazelnut BrownToes
DMC 304 Medium RedDots

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 strandsPads, toes
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDots

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.