Golden star snowflake hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Golden star snowflake: preview of the stitched design

A solid six-point star in satin stitch fills the middle of this snowflake, each point half gold and half yellow. A branched arm runs on from every point of the star, and between the points six short arms end in a solid diamond of satin stitch, half gold and half yellow like the star. The lines are navy back stitch, and a navy French knot marks the middle.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

3 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)	1.7 × 1.9 in	4.3 × 4.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 2.9 in	6.4 × 7.4 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.9 in	8.6 × 9.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 4.9 in	10.7 × 12.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 6.8 in	15 × 17.3 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)

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 726 Light TopazYellow halves of the star points and diamonds
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawGold halves of the star points and diamonds
DMC 336 Navy BlueArms, side branches, short arms and middle knot

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 strandsYellow halves of the star points and diamonds, gold halves of the star points and diamonds
Back stitch 2 strandsArms, side branches, short arms
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsMiddle knot

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.