Its a baby cow in a Santa hat and honestly its hard not to smile at this one. The lil calf is sat up on its haunches, head slightly tilted, wearing a fat red Santa hat with a grey fluffy pompom tipped to one side. Round the neck theres a striped red and white scarf with dangling fringe ends. Those wide lavender eyes with the long lashes take up about a third of the face and thats what makes the whole thing read as proper kawaii.
The fur is that warm golden tan colour with irregular brown patches dotted all over and a swirl of curly brown tuft on the forehead, right beneath the hat brim. Peach-toned muzzle sits front and center with two tiny nostrils. my standard software digitised this with nice density variation across the coat so the fills dont look flat. 9 colours total. Sizes run 3.51 inches scaling 7.5, which covers everything from a pocket badge up to a full sweater front.
I drew this one for christmas market vendors selling personalised kids stuff and my sister who does a craft booth every december ordered like thirty of these on baby onesies. Since then I get alot of messages from people doing holiday gift sets for farms and country markets, which I never actually expected. Its a design that just keeps going to unexpected places.
Stitch on cream, oatmeal or soft white cotton for cleanest result. The golden tan fur reads beautifully against pale backgrounds. Skip dark navy because you lose the warm brown patches in the shadows. Pop the 3.51-inch on a denim jacket chest pocket, centre the 7.5-inch on a cream sweatshirt front.
Density on the biggest size hits 45k stitches so use a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser for wovens and a firm tearaway wont cut it at that count. Hoop tight and iron a light topping on any terry or fleece surfaces. And theres a tiny tail curling round the back left which can drop off if tension is wrong, so check bobbin before you run. Holler if the file misbehaves and Ill fix it same day.
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.
- Christmas market kids tee and onesie setsChristmas market kids tables do really well with this on cream cotton onesies, especially when a name gets added underneath.
- Farm-theme holiday gift bagsFarm shop owners tell me they leave tote bags stitched with this calf lined up by the till through all of december.
- Personalised baby Christmas stockingA stocking in cream felt with the 5-inch cow face looking out over the cuff is a gift that actually gets kept for years.
- Country cafe Christmas apronCountry-style cafe bib aprons with this on the front pocket are the exact vibe for a december brunch service.
- Kids holiday pyjama pocket badgeToddler pyjama sets with a small chest badge version sit nicely at the pocket size without overwhelming the fabric.
- Gift shop sweatshirt display pieceSeasonal sweatshirt display pieces at gift shops sell well because nobody else has a christmas calf on the rail.
- Ranch or farm business seasonal merchRanch brands running december pop-ups use it on fleeces and staff bags for their holiday trading days.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.37 in | 17,909 |
| 4.50 × 3.05 in | 23,840 |
| 5.50 × 3.73 in | 30,404 |
| 6.50 × 4.40 in | 37,600 |
| 7.50 × 5.08 in | 45,498 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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