Sharpened yellow pencil grinning under Lookin Sharp type, the whole panel carrying proper back-to-school swagger. Black cursive Lookin' rides at the top in a slanted brushy script, then SHARP drops below in fat yellow display caps with a black outline. Right next to the lettering stands a cartoon pencil mascot, lemon-yellow body, soft pink eraser top, black band round the eraser, wood-tip pointing down, and the pencil is wearing black sunglasses with a fat smile across its face. Like a real classroom celebrity.
I designed the pencil character with attitude. The sunglasses sit chunky across the face, the smile shows three white teeth, and the wood-tip is a triangle of warm peach satin with a tiny black graphite dot. Underneath the pencil ya can see a thin run-stitch ground line, like the lil guy is standing on the floor of the design. Theres ten colour stops in the file because of all the small accent fills, but the run order is sequenced so home machines wont get confused. So even single-needle setups handle it fine.
Last spring a teacher emailed me the day before her first staff meeting, she wanted matching teacher tees for her grade-3 colleagues. Bunch of em grabbed the 5-inch hoop run and stitched it onto navy cotton tees, sent group photos. The yellow pencil and bright caps absolutely glowed against navy, looked like a school sports-day team. And another buyer ordered the smallest hoop for kids backpack name patches.
Run this on khaki canvas, navy or charcoal cotton, those backgrounds let the lemon yellow pencil pop and the bright caps carry. But avoid yellow or cream fabric here, the lemon body of the pencil will vanish into similar-tone fabric. Drop the 5-inch run on a teacher cardigan front, run the smallest 3.5-inch onto a kids backpack pocket, fix the bigger hoop on a tote for the school year.
Densest sections are the chunky display caps and the satin pencil-body fill. Hoop a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser. Switch to an 80/12 sharp needle and dial back the rpm gently across the sunglasses lenses where the directional satin can shift. Use a tear-away topper on terry or fleece tees so the underlay doesnt sink, and tear it back gently after the colour stops finish.
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.
- back-to-school teacher tee chest panelStitch the medium size on a navy cotton teacher tee chest panel and the yellow pencil pops against dark cotton
- kids cotton backpack name patchHoop the smallest size on a kids cotton school backpack pocket as a name-patch alternative for first-day photos
- first day of school tote bagEmbroider the medium size on a canvas first day of school tote and let the slogan do the back-to-school talking
- kids pencil case zip pouchPop the small hoop on a kids cotton pencil case lid, the lil mascot lines up nicely with real pencils inside
- classroom door hoop framed artRun the largest size on cream linen and frame inside a wooden hoop for a teacher classroom-door display
- teacher appreciation gift cushionUse the medium hoop on a teacher appreciation cushion cover as an end-of-term gift from a class group
- kids hooded sweatshirt chestAdd the small size to a kids hooded sweatshirt chest panel for a first-week school spirit ya can wear
- homework folder embroidery patchPair the small size with a personalised homework folder patch for a kid who needs a confidence kick before tests
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.12 × 3.50 in | 11,580 |
| 2.43 × 4.00 in | 13,527 |
| 2.73 × 4.50 in | 15,712 |
| 3.03 × 5.00 in | 17,953 |
| 3.34 × 5.50 in | 20,191 |
| 3.64 × 6.00 in | 22,663 |
| 3.94 × 6.50 in | 25,236 |
| 4.25 × 7.00 in | 27,945 |
| 4.55 × 7.50 in | 30,592 |
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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