Pulled together the christmas unicorn face with a string-lights collar sometime last december and the lights-strung-across-the-face idea just clicked. Its a unicorn face, the classic wide-eye look, but the whole brow area has a string of christmas lights draped across it, little round bulbs in red, aqua, and purple. The spiralling horn in forest green satin stitch sits right in the centre, and both sides of the design have these small five-pointed stars scattered low near the chin, aswell as flanking the outer edges. Pink fills in the ears, thick black satin outlines everywhere. Alot of detail packed into that compact face shape.
the digitising software was used for the digitising and honestly the density at 317 came out right for this one. Drop knit-friendly cutaway under jersey for the satin sections on the horn and ear panels, they shift if the underlay isnt firm enough. Runs from 2.36 inches wide up to 5.18 inches at the largest of the 4 sizes, stitching out between 4,028 and 9,046 stitches depending which size you pick. Use a topping on fleece or terry if youre putting it on a textured surface so the black outline stays crisp.
I get messages from people every christmas season wanting holiday unicorn designs that arent too cutesy but still read as festive, and this one hits that balance. Pop it on a kids sweatshirt, a holiday tote, a throw pillow cover for the festive season. Best on light or white fabric so all 6 colours read properly, the aqua bulbs especially go muddy on dark grounds.
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.
- Kids holiday sweatshirt or hoodie frontWorks great across chest on a kids sweatshirt, a 3.5 inch run clears most youth front panels without crowding the zipper.
- Christmas tote bag for school eventsClean cotton canvas or natural tote takes all 6 colours cleanly, looks sharp for school Christmas parties.
- Festive throw pillow cover in white or creamStitch the largest 5.18-inch version on a white pillow cover, the coloured bulbs really pop against plain fabric.
- Holiday onesie or baby bodysuitSmallest 2.36-inch size is right for onesie chest placement on 6-12 month sizes, use medium cutaway backing.
- Christmas quilt block or wall hanging panelWorks as a single block in a larger christmas quilt or as a centrepiece patch on a hanging banner.
- Teacher holiday tee shirt giftStitch the small 3-in on a standard tee, gift-wraps nicely in a card-and-tee set for a teacher.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.36 × 2.51 in | 4,028 |
| 3.30 × 3.51 in | 5,537 |
| 4.24 × 4.51 in | 7,216 |
| 5.18 × 5.51 in | 9,046 |
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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