Right so the whole tree is built outta dog paw prints. 4 colours, 4 sizes, no needles and no baubles. Just lil paws stacked tip-to-base in a triangle, green ones taking up most of the body and red ones scattered through em like ornaments. Down below the tree sits the hand-lettered phrase we woof you a merry christmas, words running in casual brushy script across two lines.
4 thread stops run through this one. Dark green RG B0 takes the body of the tree at 6,661 stitches, white at 4,305 picks out highlight paws, green 7 stitches 2,523 ornament prints, and red brings 4,364 over the script and the scattered berries. 17 paws total in the green main fill, eight bright paws layered on top, and 3 red runs picking out the script weight. Density runs 626 stitches per square inch so itll behave under a cutaway just fine.
After a slow week ordering, sales pop hard from black friday onward. I get messages from dog moms ordering the medium for matching family pyjamas. One customer stitched the large on a 16 inch pillow for her golden retrievers first christmas in a new house, sent me a photo of him sleeping on it. Cute photo honestly. Theres been alot of those messages this december.
4 sizes, 4.51 by 3.63 small up to 7.51 by 6.05 large. Stitch counts 17,855 small, 28,424 largest. Stitch on cream cotton fleece, soft brushed sweat or a pale waffle henley, theyll all read the colour stack clean. Hoop a sturdy cutaway under cause the tree fill is genuinely dense. Skip dark green sweats since the tree fades right into em, and skip patterned plaids cause the paw shapes get muddy. Theyll wash fine if youre on a soft minky too, just run a lil scrap test first.
Suprised how often that question comes up. The trick is reordering the stop sequence by colour group. One stop list. Done. Text me if your machine gets fussy on the colour swap on paws 9 through 14.
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.
- Dog mom holiday pyjama topStitch the medium on cream cotton pyjama tops for matching dog mom and pup holiday photos.
- Pet first christmas pillowRun the large on a 16 inch cream linen pillow as a first christmas gift for a newly adopted pup.
- Family matching sweat shirtPop the medium on the chest of family sweat shirts so every member matches the dog round the tree.
- Pet stocking front panelSew the smallest on a felt stocking front and embroider the dogs name across the top trim band.
- Vet clinic holiday team shirtStitch the medium on staff polos for a small vet clinic during the december gift-giving stretch.
- Dog walker tote giftPair the large with a canvas tote handed to weekly dog-walker clients as a thank-you holiday gift.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.51 × 3.63 in | 17,855 |
| 5.51 × 4.44 in | 21,250 |
| 6.51 × 5.24 in | 24,779 |
| 7.51 × 6.05 in | 28,424 |
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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