Witch hat among stars hand embroidery pattern

Intermediate · 4 colors · 1 kind of stitch

Witch hat among stars: preview of the stitched design

A witch’s hat with its tip bent over is seen a little from above, among four stars. The deep oval brim is purple satin stitch with a rim of lilac satin stitch round its edge, and the crown stands in the middle of it, rising in seven narrow bands of satin stitch, purple and lilac by turns, that follow the round of the hat to the bent tip. The band round the foot of the crown is orange satin stitch with a square gold buckle on its middle, and two gold satin stitch stars stand at each side.

Size and details

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

4 colors of floss and 1 kind of stitch:

Satin stitch
Which stitch goes where

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 1.2 in	4.6 × 3 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.7 × 1.9 in	6.9 × 4.8 cm	5/16 in (8 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 2.5 in	8.9 × 6.4 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 3.1 in	11.2 × 7.9 cm	1/2 in (13 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.2 × 4.3 in	15.7 × 10.9 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 208 Very Dark LavenderBrim of the hat and purple bands of the crown
DMC 210 Medium LavenderRim of the brim and lilac bands of the crown
DMC 922 Light CopperBand of the hat
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawBuckle and stars

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 strandsBrim of the hat, rim of the brim, purple bands of the crown, lilac bands of the crown, band of the hat, buckle, stars

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.