Little car with luggage on the roof hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Little car with luggage on the roof: preview of the stitched design

A round little car seen from straight in front carries a trunk and a suitcase on its roof rack. The car and the luggage are outlined in stem stitch; the two straps of the trunk, the band and the handle of the suitcase, the rack, the four bars of the grille, the lamps, the bumper and the tires are satin stitch.

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.

6 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.3 × 1.7 in	3.3 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2.6 in	5.1 × 6.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.6 × 3.4 in	6.6 × 8.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.3 × 4.3 in	8.4 × 10.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.6 × 6 in	11.7 × 15.2 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownTrunk outline, trunk lid, suitcase handle and suitcase outline
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawTrunk straps, suitcase band and headlamps
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayRoof rack, grille bars and bumper
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseRoof outline, body outline, hood and headlamps rims
DMC 3755 Baby BlueWindshield
DMC 336 Navy BlueTires

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 strandsTrunk outline, trunk lid, suitcase outline, roof outline, windshield, body outline, hood, headlamps rims
Satin stitch 2 strandsTrunk straps, suitcase handle, suitcase band, roof rack, grille bars, headlamps, tires, bumper

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.