Rose window rosette hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Rose window rosette: preview of the stitched design

This is a rose window of eight lobes: the lobes are drawn as one band, with stem stitch edges and a line of chain stitch down its middle, round a ring worked the same way that sits inside its eight cusps. Inside the ring is a rosette of eight long and eight short fishbone stitch petals round a French knot, and a petal lies in each lobe, its round end outward and its point toward the ring.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in four colors.

4 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1.6 in	4.1 × 4.1 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.4 in	6.1 × 6.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 3.3 in	8.4 × 8.4 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 4.1 in	10.4 × 10.4 cm
8 in (20 cm)	5.7 × 5.7 in	14.5 × 14.5 cm

In a 3 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 336 Navy BlueEight lobes and middle line of the eight lobes
DMC 304 Medium RedRing and middle line of the ring
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawLong petals and petals in the lobes
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseSmall petals and middle

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 strandsEight lobes, ring
Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsMiddle line of the eight lobes, middle line of the ring
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLong petals, small petals, petals in the lobes
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsMiddle

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.