Cropped portrait of a snowman face filling the frame, tall black top hat tilted to the side with a red band and a full red poinsettia pinned to the front with green holly behind it. Underneath the brim: two round aqua eyes with black outlines, a round red carrot nose, a crooked red smile, and a brown wooden pipe clenched at the corner of the mouth with an orange bowl tip. Twig arms branch from both sides. Thirteen colours, 14 stops, theres a lot of detail packed in here.
Customers asked for a cropped-face version last winter specifically because most snowman designs show the whole body and the hat detail goes tiny at that scale. With the portrait crop the hat, poinsettia and pipe all stay legible even at 3.51 inches where youve got 16,317 stitches. Largest at 7.51 inches runs to 45,101. Tape [cutaway] behind the fabric before you hoop, the white face fill is dense and needs support through washing. Pull your hoop snug and keep the grain straight or the open white area can look wavy when its done.
Work through the 14 colour stops in order and dont rush the thread swaps. The aqua eye fill is small but its surrounded by white so stray threads show against it. Check your stop sequence file against the colour list before you begin. Email me if the sequence reads out of order on your machine, Ive got notes that sort it for most setups. Use a fresh needle on the large version, 45,000 stitches at density 906 is a long run.
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 scarves and winter neck warmersThe 5-inch square frame suits a scarf panel or pocket square without needing resizing
- Holiday pillow covers and cushion frontsA 6-7 inch version on a 16-inch pillow cover fills the front panel and the hat detail reads clearly
- Festive kitchen towels and dish towels4-5 inch placement in the lower corner of a towel is the standard spot for this shape
- Christmas sweatshirts and long-sleeve shirtsLeft chest placement at 3.5-4 inches on a sweatshirt keeps the hat and pipe detail recognisable
- Snowman-themed tote bags for holiday marketsCentre placement at 5 inches on a canvas tote, the square crop sits cleanly without empty space
- Winter baby bibs and toddler holiday itemsThe 3.5-inch size works on a bib chest panel, the simple round face reads well at small scale
- Gift bags and zippered fabric pouches for Christmas giftingUse at 3.5-4 inches on a fabric gift bag front so the face is the feature element of the packaging
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.10 in | 16,317 |
| 4.51 × 3.98 in | 22,700 |
| 5.51 × 4.86 in | 28,698 |
| 6.51 × 5.74 in | 35,894 |
| 7.51 × 6.63 in | 45,101 |
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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