Snowflake in a hexagon frame hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Snowflake in a hexagon frame: preview of the stitched design

A snowflake of twelve points stands inside a broad hexagon frame of sky blue satin stitch, worked as six bars. Six branched arms and six short arms that end in open diamonds grow from a hexagon plate of teal back stitch with a teal French knot at its middle; the arms, their branches and the diamonds are navy back stitch.

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)	3.3 × 3.8 in	8.4 × 9.7 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 4.8 in	10.7 × 12.2 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.8 × 6.7 in	14.7 × 17 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 3755 Baby BlueFrame
DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseHexagon plate and middle knot
DMC 336 Navy BlueArms, side branches, short arms and diamonds on the short arms

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 strandsFrame
Back stitch 2 strandsHexagon plate, arms, side branches, short arms, diamonds on the 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.