Summer wreath, daisies and strawberries hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Summer wreath, daisies and strawberries: preview of the stitched design

This is a wreath for summer: six daisies sit on one ring, and between each two a pair of leaves and a pair of strawberries spring from it. The daisy rays and the strawberries are satin stitch, the leaves are satin stitch in two halves that meet on the vein, the ring and the stalks are stem stitch and each daisy has one French knot at its heart. It is one of a set of four matching wreaths for the four seasons.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

6 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)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.7 in	9.7 × 9.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.7 × 4.6 in	11.9 × 11.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.6 × 6.5 in	16.8 × 16.5 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them 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 986 Very Dark Forest GreenStems, darker half of each leaf and stalks
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLighter half of each leaf and strawberry hulls
DMC 304 Medium RedStrawberries
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownDaisy center knots

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

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsStems, stalks
Satin stitch 2 strandsLeaves (each half slanted to the center vein, in its own color), strawberries, strawberry hulls, daisy petals, daisy centers
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDaisy center knots

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.