Tsuno Kikko Sashiko Pattern PDF — Horned Tortoiseshell Template

✦ Tsuno Kikko (Horned Tortoiseshell): Japanese Sashiko Pattern ✦

A printable, true-scale PDF of tsuno kikko, open tortoiseshell hexagons tiled across the cloth with a six-spoke flower at every junction.

Kikko means tortoiseshell and tsuno means horns, the spokes that bloom at each junction, with a small flower resting in every open cell. The tortoiseshell is one of Japan's oldest emblems of long life and good fortune. Shown in white on indigo and stitched in a single color throughout; any high-contrast pair works just as well.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download):

• Cover + motif overview

• True 1:1 stitching template with a color-coded stitch-path guide

• Step-by-step stitching instructions

• Clean transfer template for water-soluble stabilizer

• US Letter AND A4 versions, reusable, print as often as you like

DETAILS:

• Skill level: Intermediate, three stitching passes on one hexagon grid

• Time: approx. 3 to 4 hrs for a 10x10 in piece

• Thread: approx. 13 m for a 10x10 in piece

• You'll need: cotton or linen, sashiko thread, a removable fabric marker, and a ruler

HOW IT WORKS:

• Print at 100% and check the 1-inch square

• On light fabric, trace at a bright window or lightbox; on dark fabric, use water-soluble stabilizer

• Work the running stitch in the order shown on the stitch-path guide (horizontal pass first, then each diagonal), keeping stitch length and spacing even

Stitch it any size, from a hoop to a tote panel.

★ Five-pattern bundles live in the Sashiko Pattern Bundles section, if you'd like more like this one.

For personal use only; please don't resell or redistribute. Digital download, nothing is shipped.

You'll get 2 files: one for US Letter, one for A4.