Gingerbread hot cocoa mug with 6 colors and a stitch density thats genuinely impressive up close. The mug is wide and round, done in steel-blue satin fill stitching with a large white snowflake on the front. Solid and well-proportioned, the kind that looks like it holds a proper amount.
Inside theres a layer of brown at the bottom for the cocoa, then a big pile of white whipped cream that spills over the rim in soft rounded sections. Scattered across the cream are small black star anise shapes, 5 or 6 of them at different angles. Thats an unusual detail and its what makes this design feel specific rather than generic. Two red candy canes cross at the back and stick up out of the drink.
On the right rim sits a tiny gingerbread man, simple satin shape, 2 pink cheek dots, a little curved smile, 2 red button accents on his body. He looks like he climbed up there last christmas and decided to stay.
5 sizes in the pack, from just over 2.5 inches wide, reaches 7.51 inches at the biggest. Stitch count runs from around 10,900 at the smallest to 41,000 at the largest. Pop the smaller sizes on a pocket or sleeve cuff, use the big sizes centered on an apron or sweatshirt front. Hoop on a tearaway stabiliser for cotton fabrics, cutaway for knit. Run it slow at the largest size, the density rewards patience.
I get a good number of people ordering this one for christmas aprons and kitchen gift sets this time of year. Its a winter cosy aesthetic that appeals to a wide age range.
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 kitchen apronsThe mug design looks perfectly at home centered on a kitchen apron, ties the whole holiday cooking aesthetic together.
- Holiday tea towels and oven mittsStitch it on the corner of a set of tea towels or an oven mitt for a cohesive winter kitchen gift set.
- Cozy season tshirts and sweatshirtsAt a medium size on a sweatshirt chest its the kind of cozy seasonal piece you wear all december.
- Festive mug rugs and coastersA small version on a fabric mug rug or coaster is a fun way to use the design on something utilitarian.
- Christmas gift bags for foodiesOn a cotton gift bag it works as wrapping for actual hot cocoa mix, making the packaging part of the gift.
- Winter market vendor shirtsIf you sell at winter markets or craft fairs, wearing this design on your vendor shirt is a nice conversation starter.
- Hot cocoa station decor itemsStitch it on a small sign fabric or pennant to hang above a hot cocoa station at a holiday party.
- Holiday home ec or baking class apronsBaking class aprons with this design are a fun keepsake for participants at a seasonal cooking event.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.51 × 2.19 in | 10,921 |
| 4.51 × 3.92 in | 21,627 |
| 5.51 × 4.79 in | 27,419 |
| 6.51 × 5.66 in | 33,885 |
| 7.51 × 6.53 in | 41,127 |
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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