Woven eight point star hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 4 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Woven eight point star: preview of the stitched design

This is an eight-pointed star: two squares, one set on its corner, woven over and under each other at their eight crossings. Each square is a band of two stem stitch lines, and the middle holds a rosette of eight fishbone stitch petals, one pointing to each point of the star, round a French knot, with one more knot inside each of the eight points.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in four colors.

4 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.7 in	4.3 × 4.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 2.6 in	6.6 × 6.6 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 3.4 in	8.6 × 8.6 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.3 × 4.3 in	10.9 × 10.9 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6 × 6 in	15.2 × 15.2 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 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseSquare on its corner
DMC 336 Navy BlueSquare
DMC 304 Medium RedPetals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawKnots

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 strandsSquare on its corner, square
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsPetals
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots

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.