Six chickens in Santa hats, stacked into a pyramid so their combined outline reads like a tree. Its a ridiculous idea and it lands perfectly. One bird goes on top, 2 in the middle row, 3 across the base, and they fill the triangular frame so neatly you almost miss how funny the premise is. Each bird wears its own red Santa hat sitting at a slightly different angle, which keeps it from looking copy-pasted even though all 6 are basically the same bird.
Feathers are done in a fine sketch-style shading, off-white with grey directional lines, so each chicken reads as textured rather than a blank satin blob. Amber beaks and feet poke out at the edges. A loop of multicolour string lights drapes across the whole stack, with little bulbs in red, green, yellow and orange dangling at irregular intervals. At the very top, a five-pointed gold star sits where the tree topper goes. Pine sprigs and 3 pine cones fill the base, which anchors the pyramid and stops the whole thing from floating.
Ten colours, 5 sizes. Smallest is 3.5 by 3.22 inches, biggest hits 7.51 by 6.9 with 56k stitches, which is genuinely a substantial piece of work. Use a woven medium-weight cutaway and a crisp presser foot so the sketch lines dont blur at the smaller sizes. Add a topping layer on anything with texture. Skip thin jersey without a floating stabiliser under the hoop or the outline work will drag.
This one gets stitched on aprons and tea towels by farm owners who find the typical snowflake stuff a bit boring. Last November a customer sent a photo of it on a cushion cover sitting on a porch bench right next to an actual chicken coop, which I still think is brilliant. Ive also seen it on tote bags carried to farmers-market stalls and on a sweatshirt that got more comments than anyone expected. The sketch shading keeps it from going too cartoon at the small size, so it holds up on adult projects. Drop me a note if a string light colour is skipping its fill and Ill realign the stitch order.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kitchen apron for farm owners or poultry keepers doing December bakingStitch the 6-in onto a cream canvas apron and wear it for December baking on a smallholding or at a family get-together
- Cotton tea towel gift for a chicken-loving friendPut the 4-inch on a cotton tea towel for someone who keeps backyard chickens and will genuinely get the joke
- Tote bag for a farmers-market stall in winterLoad the 7-inch on a canvas tote for a December farmers-market run when everyone else has boring holly-print bags
- Cushion cover for a farmhouse porch or mudroom benchCentre the large size on a natural linen cushion pad for a farmhouse porch bench or mudroom entry seat
- Sweatshirt front panel for a country-style Xmas outfitHoop a sweatshirt with the 5-inch for a Xmas jumper that gets actual compliments rather than just polite smiles
- Hoop art for a rural kitchen or barn-themed interiorFrame the medium size on cream linen and hang it in a rural kitchen that leans farm aesthetic year round
- Gift bag or drawstring pouch for a farm-themed gift exchangeStitch the small size on a drawstring pouch as a gift bag for a secret-Santa exchange among people who know each other
- Quilt block centrepiece for a novelty Xmas quiltUse the large size as a quilt block anchor on a novelty Xmas quilt with different farm animals in seasonal gear
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.22 in | 23,343 |
| 4.51 × 4.14 in | 30,151 |
| 5.51 × 5.06 in | 38,146 |
| 6.50 × 5.98 in | 46,652 |
| 7.51 × 6.90 in | 56,116 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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