Swirled lollipop with a bow hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 5 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Swirled lollipop with a bow: preview of the stitched design

A swirled lollipop stands on its stick, tied with a bow, between four stars. The lollipop is twelve curved stripes of satin stitch, orange and yellow by turns, that sweep round from a purple button of padded satin stitch in the middle to the edge. The stick is a tan band of satin stitch, the purple bow tied on it is satin stitch with a padded satin stitch knot, and two gold satin stitch stars stand at each side.

Size and details

Intermediate. Satin stitch over about a sixth of the cloth in a 6 inch hoop (the widest of it padded satin stitch).

5 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)	1.6 × 1.7 in	4.1 × 4.3 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 2.5 in	6.1 × 6.4 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 3.4 in	8.1 × 8.6 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4 × 4.2 in	10.2 × 10.7 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.6 × 5.9 in	14.2 × 15 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 1/2 in (13 mm) 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 3828 Hazelnut BrownStick
DMC 922 Light CopperOrange stripes
DMC 726 Light TopazYellow stripes
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderButton in the middle, bow, bow tails and bow knot
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawStars

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 strandsStick, orange stripes, yellow stripes, bow, bow tails, stars
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsButton in the middle, bow 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.