Three woven rings hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Three woven rings: preview of the stitched design

Three rings, one teal, one gold and one red, are woven together. Each ring is a broad band with stem stitch edges and a line of chain stitch down its middle. The three pass over and under one another by turns at their six crossings, so that no two are linked and yet the three hold together.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 2 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.5 × 1.4 in	3.8 × 3.6 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.2 × 2.1 in	5.6 × 5.3 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3 × 2.8 in	7.6 × 7.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	3.7 × 3.6 in	9.4 × 9.1 cm
8 in (20 cm)	5.2 × 5 in	13.2 × 12.7 cm

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 TurquoiseTop ring and teal middle line of the ring
DMC 304 Medium RedRed middle line of the ring and right ring
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawGold middle line of the ring and left ring

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 strandsTop ring, right ring, left ring
Chain stitch 2 or 3 strandsMiddle line of the ring

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.