Winding daisy corner hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 4 kinds of stitch

Winding daisy corner: preview of the stitched design

Five daisies stand on one winding line that turns through a corner. The line runs in an even wave and ends in a pair of leaves at each end. At every bend a daisy stands on a short daisy stalk inside the bend and a pair of leaves spreads outside it; the middle daisy sits in the corner itself, with its pair of leaves pointing out to the corner. Each daisy is eight white lazy daisy stitch petals round a gold French knot center. The winding line and the daisy stalks are green stem stitch, and the leaves are green fishbone stitch. It fits the corner of a napkin or a handkerchief.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 4 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.4 × 1.4 in	3.6 × 3.6 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.1 × 2.1 in	5.3 × 5.3 cm
5 in (13 cm)	2.8 × 2.8 in	7.1 × 7.1 cm
6 in (15 cm)	3.5 × 3.5 in	8.9 × 8.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	4.9 × 4.9 in	12.4 × 12.4 cm

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 320 Medium Pistachio GreenWinding line, daisy stalks and leaves
DMC B5200 Snow WhiteDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy centers

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 strandsWinding line, daisy stalks
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsDaisy petals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsDaisy centers
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.