Green Chameleon Embroidery Design, Jungle Lizard Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

The chameleon is walking along a diagonal branch from left to right, body low, all four clawed feet gripping the stem. Theres something very recognisable about the shape of a chameleon even in embroidery form. The high-domed head, the flattened lateral body, that tail that curves down and just wraps itself around the branch end like its not sure what to do with it.

Body colour is an amber-yellow base with rows of dark green spots and scale fills layered on top. On the smaller sizes it reads as a solid textured green animal, but at 7 or 8 inches you can actually see the individual scale marks and the colour shift from the lighter belly to the darker dorsal ridge. The eye has its own raised orbital detail and thats one of those small things that makes the finished piece look properly considered.

The vine isnt a plain straight stem. Its got decorative scroll flourishes curling off it on both sides, small paired leaf shapes at the branch tips, the kind of botanical ornament you'd find in a vintage nature print. All of it stitched in solid bright grass-green satin, which contrasts nicely with that yellow-amber belly tone. Just last month a customer doing a reptile-themed nursery used the 5 inch version on a plain white onesie and paired it with a jungle-leaf print fabric and it looked like a proper coordinated set.

Stitch this on white, cream, pale yellow or light green fabric so the four colour layers read cleanly against each other. Use a cutaway stabiliser for knit fabrics since the satin fills need backing that holds through repeated washing. Hoop the garment snugly, place the design centred on your chosen panel, and run a test stitch on scrap fabric first to check the green thread shades match your vision. Skip dark or heavily patterned grounds as the yellow-green contrast gets swallowed up.

Four sizes from roughly 5 inches tall up to 8 inches. The layout is portrait orientation since the lizard body sits on a diagonal axis running lower-left to upper-right. Four colour changes, 17k stitches at the smallest size and around 28k at the largest.