Wrapped peppermint candy hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Wrapped peppermint candy: preview of the stitched design

A round peppermint candy of sixteen curved stripes, red and white by turns, round a small red middle, sits in a wrapper twisted at each side. The stripes and the middle of the peppermint are satin stitch inside a pale blue stem stitch edge. Each twist of the wrapper is pale blue satin stitch, and each end of the wrapper fans out in three satin stitch pleats, the middle one white and the two beside it pale blue.

Size and details

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

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)	1.9 × 1.1 in	4.8 × 2.8 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 1.6 in	7.1 × 4.1 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 2.2 in	9.4 × 5.6 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 2.7 in	11.9 × 6.9 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.5 × 3.8 in	16.5 × 9.7 cm	11/16 in (17 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 304 Medium RedRed stripes of the peppermint and middle of the peppermint
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteWhite stripes of the peppermint and middle pleat of each wrapper end
DMC 3755 Baby BlueEdge of the peppermint, twists of the wrapper and side pleats of each wrapper end

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 strandsStripes of the peppermint, middle of the peppermint, twists of the wrapper, ends of the wrapper
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsEdge of the peppermint

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.