Unicorn horn and flower crown hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 6 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Unicorn horn and flower crown: preview of the stitched design

A unicorn is shown from the front by its horn and ears above a crown of flowers. The horn has seven bands, gold and yellow by turns from a gold tip, each band two halves laid on the slant. At each side an ear is outlined in purple with a light pink inner ear. Below, five flowers sit on one curve: a middle flower with dark pink petals and, at each side of it, two side flowers with purple petals, all with gold centers. Green leaves lie between the flowers and in pairs at each end. The ears are stem stitch, the leaves are fishbone stitch, and the horn, the inner ears and the flowers are satin stitch.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

6 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)	1.9 × 1.5 in	4.8 × 3.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.2 in	7.4 × 5.6 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 2.9 in	9.7 × 7.4 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 3.6 in	12.2 × 9.1 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 5.1 in	17 × 13 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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 bands of the horn, side flower centers and middle flower center
DMC 726 Light TopazYellow bands of the horn
DMC 208 Very Dark LavenderEars and side flower petals
DMC 152 Medium Light Shell PinkInner ears
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseMiddle flower petals

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 strandsHorn, inner ears, side flower petals, side flower centers, middle flower petals, middle flower center
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsEars
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves

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.