Spring gnome with daisy hat hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Spring gnome with daisy hat: preview of the stitched design

The spring gnome is seen from the front and has no face to stitch: a pointed hat is pulled down to a round satin stitch nose over a satin stitch mustache and a full beard in seven long locks of stem stitch. On the hat a daisy of ten satin stitch petals stands on a short stalk between two fishbone stitch leaves. The hat and the coat are outlined in green stem stitch, and the gold brim and mittens, the white cuffs and hem and the green boots are satin stitch.

Size and details

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

5 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)	1.2 × 1.8 in	3 × 4.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.7 × 2.7 in	4.3 × 6.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.3 × 3.6 in	5.8 × 9.1 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.9 × 4.5 in	7.4 × 11.4 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4 × 6.3 in	10.2 × 16 cm	11/16 in (17 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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenBoots, coat outline, hat outline, stalk of the daisy and leaves
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMittens, center of the daisy and brim of the hat
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteCuffs, hem of the coat, petals of the daisy and mustache
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayBeard outline and locks of the beard
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkNose

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 strandsBoots, mittens, cuffs, hem of the coat, petals of the daisy, center of the daisy, brim of the hat, mustache, nose
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsCoat outline, beard outline, locks of the beard, hat outline, stalk of the daisy
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves

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.