Watermelon slice hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Watermelon slice: preview of the stitched design

A half-moon slice of watermelon has a bite taken out of one corner, a double line of rind round the curve and nine teardrop seeds pointing in toward the heart of the slice. The skin and the cut edge are stem stitch, the inner rind line and the edge of the flesh are back stitch and each seed is a few satin stitches.

Size and details

Easy. Stem stitch and back stitch, with some short satin stitches.

3 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 in	4.3 × 2.5 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 1.5 in	6.4 × 3.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.3 × 2 in	8.4 × 5.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 2.4 in	10.7 × 6.1 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.8 × 3.4 in	14.7 × 8.6 cm	3/16 in (5 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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenSkin, pale rind and ends of the rind
DMC 304 Medium RedEdge of the flesh, and cut edge and bite
DMC 3781 Dark Mocha BrownSeeds

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

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsSkin, ends of the rind, cut edge and bite
Back stitch 2 strandsPale rind, edge of the flesh
Satin stitch 2 strandsSeeds

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.