Poppy and daisy wreath hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 8 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Poppy and daisy wreath: preview of the stitched design

Two poppies and two daisies are set on a single round stem: a poppy at the top and one at the foot, a daisy at each side, and three pairs of leaves in every quarter between them, so that the left half of the wreath mirrors the right. The stem is stem stitch and the leaves are dark green fishbone stitch. Each poppy has two red petals in front of two brick red ones, all long and short stitch, round a green satin stitch seed head ringed with ten navy French knots. Each daisy has fourteen white satin stitch petals round a gold satin stitch center with one brown French knot in it. The open middle takes a name, a monogram or a date.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch and eight colors.

8 colors of floss and 5 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 × 1.8 in	4.8 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 3.7 in	9.4 × 9.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.6 in	11.9 × 11.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.5 × 6.5 in	16.5 × 16.5 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 leaves
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownDaisy center knots
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaBrick red poppy petals behind
DMC 304 Medium RedRed poppy petals in front
DMC 989 Forest GreenPoppy seed head
DMC 336 Navy BlueKnots round the poppy seed head

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
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsDaisy petals, daisy centers, poppy seed head
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDaisy center knots, knots round the poppy seed head
Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsBrick red poppy petals behind, red poppy petals in front

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.