Umbrella from above in the rain hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Umbrella from above in the rain: preview of the stitched design

An open umbrella is seen from above with raindrops all around it. Its eight panels are gold and yellow by turns, with a thin line of bare cloth between each two, and they meet at the navy cap at the center. The edge of each panel curves in between the rib tips, and a navy knot sits on each of the eight rib tips. Eight blue raindrops ring the umbrella, all pointing the same way. The panels of the umbrella are long and short stitch, the cap at the center and the raindrops are satin stitch, and the knots on the rib tips are French knots.

Size and details

Intermediate. Uses long and short stitch over much of the design.

4 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.8 in	4.3 × 4.6 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.7 in	6.6 × 6.9 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 3.7 in	8.9 × 9.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.6 in	10.9 × 11.7 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.1 × 6.4 in	15.5 × 16.3 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 3852 Very Dark StrawGold panels of the umbrella
DMC 726 Light TopazYellow panels of the umbrella
DMC 336 Navy BlueCap at the center and knots on the rib tips
DMC 322 Dark Baby BlueRaindrops

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

Long and short stitch 1 or 2 strandsPanels of the umbrella
Satin stitch 2 strandsCap at the center, raindrops
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots on the rib tips

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.