Three arrows with lozenges hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 1 kind of stitch

Three arrows with lozenges: preview of the stitched design

Three arrows lie level, one above another: the top and bottom arrows point right and the middle one points left. Each arrow has a brown shaft, a gray arrowhead with a rust binding where it meets the shaft, and two flights at the tail, one above the shaft and one below, banded in dark teal and light teal. A row of five rust lozenges sits in each of the two gaps between the arrows. The flights, shafts, bindings, arrowheads and lozenges are all satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Short satin stitches, no shading.

5 colors of floss and 1 kind of stitch:

Satin stitch
Which stitch goes where

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.6 × 1 in	4.1 × 2.5 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.4 × 1.6 in	6.1 × 4.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.2 × 2.1 in	8.1 × 5.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4 × 2.6 in	10.2 × 6.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.6 × 3.6 in	14.2 × 9.1 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)

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

What you need

DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseDark teal bands of the flights
DMC 597 TurquoiseLight teal bands of the flights
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownShafts
DMC 355 Dark Terra CottaBindings and lozenges
DMC 414 Dark Steel GrayArrowheads

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 strandsFlights, shafts, bindings, arrowheads, lozenges

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.