Right-facing profile, narrow neck, tall slim antlers that angle up and slightly back on a solid black satin silhouette. Thats the basic shape for this Christmas deer design. Then the string of lights fans out from the antler ends in a loose wide arc, eight colours spreading like a crown rather than tangling back through the branches. It leans right, which makes it feel more like a deer mid-stride than a posed trophy head.
Eight colours on this one, its the most of any deer-lights design in this group: teal, lime green, orange, red, magenta, yellow, purple and cyan. Each light is an oval satin-stitch bulb. The wire runs as a thin line from bulb to bulb following the curve of the fan, and at the widest 6.5 by 4.57 inch version you get 11,762 stitches with a density of 396 per square inch. Smallest is 2.5 by 1.76 with 3,330 stitches.
Cream fleece blanket, thats where I first saw it work best for a winter holiday gift. A customer made it as a retirement gift for a colleague who moved to the countryside last December, stitched the 5-inch in the lower corner with the deer facing inward. She told me the recipient wouldnt stop talking about it at the leaving party. Eight colours on a pale background pops better than youd expect, as long as its not pure white.
Cream, oat, pale gold, soft grey and light sage all give enough contrast for the black silhouette to read clearly while the colour range stays vivid. Avoid pure white and avoid anything with heavy texture. Use a light cutaway on fleece, float a topping on woven fabrics so the oval light outlines stitch crisp. Lay out your thread spools in order before you start since eight colour changes is alot to manage mid-stitch.
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.
- Cream or oat fleece blanket corner for a retirement or milestone giftRun the 5-inch in the corner of a cream fleece blanket, deer facing inward, wrap with ribbon as a retirement gift
- Pale sage linen cushion with the deer facing inward toward the centreCentre the 4-inch on a pale sage linen pillowcase with the profile facing inward so it reads as a decorative panel header
- Light grey sweatshirt chest badge for a casual holiday lookStitch the 3-inch on a light grey sweatshirt chest with a cutaway and topping so the lights stitch sharp on knit
- Soft cotton tote in ivory or natural for a handmade Christmas giftPlace the medium on a natural cotton tote, add a ribbon handle and use as a Christmas gift bag that stays useful
- Oatmeal-coloured kids pyjama chest motif for the Christmas morning outfitRun the small version on the chest panel of cream cotton pyjamas for a kid to wear on Christmas morning
- Pale gold table runner panel on linen or cottonStitch the large centred on pale gold linen, join panels end to end and use as a seasonal table runner through December
- Light canvas zip pouch for a festive stationery or cosmetics setBack light canvas with a firm tearaway, run the 3-inch, make a zip pouch and fill with stationery for a gift
- Embroidered patch on a cream wool beret or winter hatHoop a cream wool beret with a floating stabiliser and stitch the smallest 2.5-inch on the side for a festive winter accessory
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.50 × 1.76 in | 3,330 |
| 3.50 × 2.46 in | 4,875 |
| 4.50 × 3.17 in | 6,644 |
| 5.50 × 3.87 in | 8,954 |
| 6.50 × 4.57 in | 11,762 |
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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