V neckline with rose and leaves hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

V neckline with rose and leaves: preview of the stitched design

A V neckline has a rose below its point and a leafy stem up each side. The neck edge is dark pink stem stitch, two lines side by side that join at each shoulder. The rose has five dark pink outer petals, five light pink inner petals lying on them and three red center petals around a dark pink French knot rose center, all the petals in satin stitch. From the rose a dark green stem stitch stem runs up each side outside the neck edge, with satin stitch leaves in pairs and one at the tip, each leaf half dark green and half light green.

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.

5 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.6 in	3.6 × 4.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.1 × 2.4 in	5.3 × 6.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.9 × 3.2 in	7.4 × 8.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.6 × 3.9 in	9.1 × 9.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5 × 5.5 in	12.7 × 14 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knot is drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for it 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 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseNeck edge, rose outer petals and rose center
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems and darker half of each leaf
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkRose inner petals
DMC 304 Medium RedRose center petals

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 strandsNeck edge, stems
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), rose outer petals, rose inner petals, rose center petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsRose center

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.