Striped sailboat on waves hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Striped sailboat on waves: preview of the stitched design

A sailboat is seen from the side on rows of waves. The mast stands in the middle with a red pennant flying from its top. To the right of the mast the mainsail stands on the boom and carries three red stripes; to the left the jib carries two and is set on the stay that runs down to the bow. The mast and the boom are navy satin stitch, and the pennant, the sail stripes and the band along the top of the hull are red satin stitch. The mainsail outline, the jib outline, the stay, the hull outline and the line along the hull are navy stem stitch, and the waves are blue stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

3 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)	1.6 × 1.7 in	4.1 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.6 in	6.4 × 6.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 3.4 in	8.4 × 8.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.1 × 4.3 in	10.4 × 10.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.8 × 6 in	14.7 × 15.2 cm	5/16 in (8 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 336 Navy BlueBoom, mast, mainsail outline, jib outline, stay, hull outline and line along the hull
DMC 304 Medium RedPennant, sail stripes and band along the top of the hull
DMC 3755 Baby BlueWaves

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

Satin stitch 2 strandsBoom, mast, pennant, sail stripes, band along the top of the hull
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsMainsail outline, jib outline, stay, hull outline, line along the hull, waves

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.