Redwork bunch of four cherries hand embroidery pattern

Beginner · 1 color · 2 kinds of stitch

Redwork bunch of four cherries: preview of the stitched design

This is a redwork bunch of four cherries, the same on both sides. Four stalks fan down from one round joint, and each ends in a round cherry; the outer two cherries hang higher than the inner two. Every cherry carries a crescent highlight on its outer side. A leaf rises from the joint on each side. The joint of the stalks, the cherries, the stalks, the highlights on the cherries and the leaves are stem stitch, and the leaf veins are back stitch. It is all one red thread, with no filled shapes.

Size and details

Beginner. Line stitches only, fewer than 450 stitches in all.

1 color of floss and 2 kinds of stitch, all of them line stitches:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.6 in	4.6 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 2.4 in	6.9 × 6.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.6 × 3.1 in	9.1 × 7.9 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 3.9 in	11.2 × 9.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.2 × 5.5 in	15.7 × 14 cm

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 RedJoint of the stalks, cherries, stalks, highlights on the cherries, leaves and leaf veins

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 strandsJoint of the stalks, cherries, stalks, highlights on the cherries, leaves
Back stitch 2 strandsLeaf veins

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.