Twelve-petal rosette hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Twelve-petal rosette: preview of the stitched design

A rosette of twelve pointed petals fills a ring edged with small arches. Six red rosette petals meet in the middle, and six navy ones lie behind and between them; all twelve are satin stitch and reach to the ring. A gold middle in padded satin stitch covers the place where they meet. A gold French knot sits in each of the twelve spaces between the petal tips. The ring is navy stem stitch, and outside it runs a red line of twenty-four arches in stem stitch, two to each petal.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses padded satin stitch.

3 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.4 in	3.6 × 3.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2 × 2 in	5.1 × 5.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.7 × 2.7 in	6.9 × 6.9 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm	7/16 in (11 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	4.8 × 4.8 in	12.2 × 12.2 cm	5/8 in (16 mm)

In an 8 inch hoop the widest satin stitch shape is 5/8 in (16 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.
In a 3 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 336 Navy BlueNavy rosette petals and ring
DMC 304 Medium RedRed rosette petals and arches
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawMiddle and 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

Satin stitch 2 strandsRosette petals
Padded satin stitch 2 strandsMiddle
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsRing, arches

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.