Scalloped ring border hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Scalloped ring border: preview of the stitched design

A ring is edged with three rows of scallops, each row standing on the tips of the one inside it like the scales of a fish, with a gold French knot in every scale of the middle row and a lazy daisy loop in every scale of the outer row. The ring and the scallops are stem stitch. The middle is left empty for a name, a date or a small design of your own, and every part repeats evenly, so it can be stitched a wedge at a time.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.7 × 3.7 in	9.4 × 9.4 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.6 × 4.6 in	11.7 × 11.7 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.5 × 6.5 in	16.5 × 16.5 cm

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them 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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseRing and arches
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawKnots
DMC 336 Navy BlueLoops

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 strandsRing, arches
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsLoops

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.