Toy rocket with a star hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Toy rocket with a star: preview of the stitched design

This toy rocket stands on its flame: it has a pointed nose, a round window, two solid stripes with a star between them, a swept fin each side, a nozzle and a flame. The body and the rim of the window are stem stitch, and the nose, the pane, the stripes, the star, the fins, the nozzle and the flame are satin stitch. The nose, the stripes and the fins are red, the pane is light blue, the star and the flame are gold, and the outline and the nozzle are navy.

Size and details

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

4 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)	1.2 × 1.8 in	3 × 4.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.8 × 2.7 in	4.6 × 6.9 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.4 × 3.5 in	6.1 × 8.9 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.9 × 4.4 in	7.4 × 11.2 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.1 × 6.2 in	10.4 × 15.7 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 304 Medium RedNose of the rocket, stripes of the rocket and fins
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawStar and flame
DMC 336 Navy BlueRim of the window, outline of the rocket and nozzle
DMC 3755 Baby BluePane of the window

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 strandsNose of the rocket, stripes of the rocket, fins, star, pane of the window, nozzle, flame
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRim of the window, outline of the rocket

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.