Snowy winter pine trees hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 6 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Snowy winter pine trees: preview of the stitched design

This is a winter landscape for a round hoop: three pine trees stand on snowy hills under a full moon and two stars, inside a ring. The hills are bands of satin stitch that follow their tops, the far snow in white and blue-gray and the near snow in white, blue-gray and blue; the pines are tiers of satin stitch on short trunks, the moon and the stars are satin stitch, and the ring is a line of stem stitch.

Size and details

Intermediate. Long satin stitches from a 5 inch hoop up.

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)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.9 in	7.4 × 7.4 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	9/16 in (14 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 6.7 in	17 × 17 cm	3/4 in (19 mm)

In a 6 or 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) or more across. Satin stitches longer than about 12 mm (just under 1/2 in) tend to work loose: divide the shape into sections, or work it in long and short stitch.

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

What you need

DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMoon and stars
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownTrunks of the pines
DMC 986 Very Dark Forest GreenPines and ring
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique BlueBlue-gray far snow and blue-gray near snow
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteWhite far snow and white near snow
DMC 3755 Baby BlueBlue near snow

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 strandsMoon, stars, trunks of the pines, pines, far snow, near snow
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRing

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.