Cooked up this What the Elf phrase as my answer to all those tired christmas eve moments and it has become my best selling funny tee design of the season. The phrase is bold red brush script for What and elf, with the smaller in green cursive sitting between them. The L of elf is replaced by a striped candy cane in red and white, and a tilted green hat with red trim perches right on top of the candy cane.
Stitch work uses a directional satin fill on every letter so the brush script catches light like real handwritten ink. Theres yellow stars scattered round the phrase and grey swirl accents giving it movement. At the bottom of the design sit two curly toed elf boots, one green with crimson trim, one crimson with green trim, theyre playful. Realy playful setup.
I get messages every november from customers asking for funny christmas merch and this design lands top of my recommendation list. One customer ordered the medium size for a batch of friendsgiving party tees and her group photo was honestly chefs kiss.
5 sizes available, smallest at 3.23 inches wide up to 6.93 inches. Stitch counts run 21k to 51k, mostly the red script letters since theyre dense. 10 colours including the lettering reds, candy cane white and red, elf hat green, stars yellow and grey accents.
Stitches cleanly on cotton sweatshirt fleece, brushed jersey, canvas totes and waffle weave tea towels. Pop medium cutaway behind any stretchy fabric and tearaway on woven cotton. Skip thin silky tee jersey at the bigger sizes, the dense script will pull and pucker. Message me if anything goes sideways and ill resend the file.
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.
- Funny christmas tshirtsFriendsgiving group tee batch at the medium size, the group photo with these shirts is the one everyone reposts.
- Holiday party hoodie chestCharcoal sweatshirt chest piece for the person who does christmas under protest, this design says it for them.
- Tote bag for last minute shoppingBaking apron back panel so every time family opens the kitchen door they see the mood statement from behind.
- Sweatshirt for christmas eveCanvas tote for the last minute shopping run in late december, the design does the complaining so you dont have to.
- Kitchen apron back panelWhite cotton tee for the office party, wearable all month without anyone getting tired of seeing it.
- Tea towel novelty pieceKitchen tea towel in the small size as a novelty gift, the funny kitchen gift category needed a fresh idea.
- Wall hoop sarcastic decorHome office wall hoop in the 6 inch frame, hangs through all of november and december as the ambient vibe.
- Friendsgiving group teesGreen hoodie chest for christmas eve wrapping session, the elf boots at the bottom read clear at 5 inches.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.23 × 3.51 in | 21,547 |
| 4.16 × 4.51 in | 28,208 |
| 5.08 × 5.51 in | 35,329 |
| 6.01 × 6.51 in | 42,885 |
| 6.93 × 7.51 in | 51,383 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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