This ones a proper mashup character: the body of a chubby kawaii unicorn, the brown antlers of a reindeer, a red Rudolph nose, a little green witch hat, small wings on the sides, and a bunch of colourful Christmas light bulbs floating all around it. The style is that bold, flat cartoon look with heavy black outlines and solid colour fills, no shading or gradients anywhere. I get messages every December asking if I made a unicorn version of a reindeer, and this is exactly that.
It uses 13 thread colours: dark green and a lighter green for the unicorn horn and witch hat, white and blush pink for the body, light pink for ear and belly details, red for the nose, grey for small shadow bits, teal, peach-pink, orange, purple and dark blue for the light bulbs, and brown for the antlers. All the outlines are black. Thats a fair number of colour stops so factor that in, but the satin stitches on the horn and the dense fill on the body stitch out cleanly. Anchor with cutaway under stretch fabrics like fleece pyjama tops or knit sweatshirts, it keeps everything flat. Back it firmly before you start and the satin fill areas wont pull.
Stitch it on the chest of a kids sweatshirt, pop it on a Santa sack, or hoop it for a Christmas stocking cuff. Skip very dark fabrics unless you want the blush pink belly tones to disappear. Last Christmas this one was one of the most reordered designs in the shop, which tells you its landing well with kids.
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 Christmas sweatshirts and pyjama topsAt 4 or 5 inches it sits well on a kids sweatshirt chest, the bright bulb colours pop against most fabric colours
- Santa sacks and personalised gift bags for childrenStitch it on the front of a large felt or canvas Santa sack for a personalised Christmas morning touch
- Christmas stockings for a child's roomWorks on the top cuff of a stocking where there's room for the antlers and floating light bulbs to spread out
- Iron-on patches for kids school bags or jacketsThe bold outlines mean it holds up as a patch even at a 3-in chest, the detail doesnt get lost
- Holiday party outfits for toddlers and young childrenOn a white or red onesie the 13 thread colours make it look almost illustrated, really eye-catching on small babies
- Onesies and baby Christmas outfitsStitch it onto the chest panel of a kids fleece zip-up for a holiday party outfit you're actually gonna want to photograph
- Christmas pillow covers for a child's bedroomCentered on a small cushion cover in a kids room it works year-round, not just at Christmas
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.44 in | 11,452 |
| 4.51 × 4.42 in | 15,264 |
| 5.51 × 5.40 in | 19,508 |
| 6.51 × 6.38 in | 24,269 |
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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