Twin bell alarm clock hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 3 colors · 2 kinds of stitch

Twin bell alarm clock: preview of the stitched design

An alarm clock is seen from the front, standing on two red legs with round feet. The case is a red ring, and inside it twelve navy hour marks circle a gold hub. The minute hand points straight up and the hour hand points down to the left, so the clock shows seven o’clock. A gold bell sits on its bell post at each shoulder of the case, the hammer stands between the bells, and the handle arches over the top from the knob of one bell to the knob of the other. Every part is satin stitch but the two hands, which are straight stitches.

Size and details

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

3 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)	1.1 × 1.7 in	2.8 × 4.3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	1.6 × 2.5 in	4.1 × 6.4 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	2.2 × 3.3 in	5.6 × 8.4 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	2.7 × 4.2 in	6.9 × 10.7 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	3.8 × 5.8 in	9.7 × 14.7 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 RedBell posts, legs, feet, handle, knobs of the bells, hammer and case
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawBells and hub of the hands
DMC 336 Navy BlueHour marks, hour hand and minute hand

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 strandsBell posts, legs, feet, handle, knobs of the bells, hammer, bells, case, hour marks, hub of the hands
Straight stitch 2 strandsHour hand, minute hand

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.