Three gnomes standing side by side with a strand of christmas lights draped between them. Each gnome has its own hat colour, one red, one green, one burgundy, but they all share the same giant-hat-over-tiny-body shape with big fluffy white beards covering most of their faces. The string lights loop between their raised hands and curve above the middle gnomes head in a gentle arch. Ten colours total across the trio.
5 sizes going from a compact 2.61 inches wide up to 5.6 inches wide. Heights run from 3.5 through 7 in tall so theyre taller than wide, they have that elongated shape from the tall hats. Stitch counts start at about 14,400 and top out at around 39k on the biggest size. The beard sections are kinda just densely packed satin fills, they seriously need good underlay to sit flat.
Digitising the light bulb strand was the tricky part, getting the tiny oval bulb shapes to look round rather than blocky at small sizes. Pop the smaller sizes on stable fabric and check the bulbs stitch out fully before cutting thread. Back it with mid cutaway on knit fabrics, the tall hat sections can shift on loose jersey without proper backing.
I get messages every october from people planning christmas projects early. My friend who does a local christmas market customises aprons and sweatshirts with gnome designs every year, and this trio is her favourite because it fills a panel better than a single gnome.
Its flexible enough to work at multiple hooping sizes without needing much scaling adjustment, which makes it practical for batch projects.
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 sweatshirts and hoodiesThe 5 inch placement on a sweatshirt gives just enough presence without taking over the whole front panel.
- Holiday aprons for christmas bakingOn a cotton canvas apron the trio fills the bib section well and the light strands draw the eye upward.
- Festive tote bags and shoppersOn a cream or oatmeal tote bag the multicolour lights and three hat colours stand out against the neutral ground.
- Christmas cushion coversOn a linen cushion cover the full 5.6 inch width works centred or slightly off-centre for a modern cushion look.
- Kitchen tea towel setsStitched across the hem of a tea towel the trio makes a sweet christmas kitchen gift that gets reused every year.
- Christmas stocking panelsOn a felt or thick cotton stocking the tall gnome shapes fill the front panel naturally without cropping.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.61 × 3.50 in | 14,420 |
| 3.36 × 4.50 in | 19,562 |
| 4.10 × 5.50 in | 25,370 |
| 4.85 × 6.51 in | 31,781 |
| 5.60 × 7.50 in | 38,953 |
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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