Periwinkle and daisy wreath hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 7 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Periwinkle and daisy wreath: preview of the stitched design

Three periwinkles and three daisies are set in turn on a single round stem, with a pair of leaves between each flower and the next. The stem is stem stitch and the leaves are satin stitch in a dark and a light green; each periwinkle has five lilac petals in long and short stitch round a white satin stitch eye with a French knot in it, and each daisy has white satin stitch petals round a gold satin stitch center with one brown French knot. The open middle takes a name, a monogram or a date.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch.

7 colors of floss and 4 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 × 1.9 in	4.3 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.8 in	6.6 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.8 in	8.6 × 9.7 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.7 in	10.9 × 11.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 6.6 in	15.2 × 16.8 cm	7/16 in (11 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStem and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals and periwinkle eyes
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownDaisy center knots
DMC 210 Medium LavenderPeriwinkle petals
DMC 726 Light TopazPeriwinkle centers

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 strandsStem
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), daisy petals, daisy centers, periwinkle eyes
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDaisy center knots, periwinkle centers
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsPeriwinkle petals

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.