Fox with Scarf SVG

About this design

A woodland fox settling in for a winter evening. It sits upright with its bushy tail curled around its feet, its pointed ears alert and its cream face markings giving it a gentle, clever look. A long knitted scarf wraps around its neck and drapes down its chest, covered in a dotted pattern and finished with a fringed end.

Foxes are a favorite of woodland and Scandinavian Christmas decor, and this one is our own original character, drawn to be friendly rather than sly.

Pieces and cutting

The solid file has 3 pieces and 40 cut-outs, most of them the dotted pattern on the scarf. That pattern is what makes the design special, and it also gives it a “Print & web” label. For a vinyl cut, start at about 6 inches tall and use a fresh blade on smooth vinyl; for anything smaller, print it.

Color layers

• Backing in cream: shows as the face, ear tips, tail tip and scarf pattern
• Design in raspberry pink: the fox and scarf

For a real fox, set the design to rusty orange and keep the backing cream or white.

Projects that suit the detail

• Woodland nursery prints and wall art.
• Sublimation pillows, blankets and mugs.
• Printed Christmas cards with a forest theme.
• Print Then Cut stickers for planners.
• Screen-printed sweatshirts in rust and cream.

Size and cutting tips

For printing, any size works. For vinyl, 6 inches is the minimum; at 9 to 10 inches the scarf dots weed comfortably on a sweatshirt. Avoid glitter and flock, which blur the small dots.

Step by step: a woodland card

1. Download a PNG from the editor at 300 DPI, about 4 inches tall.
2. Recolor it rusty orange and cream in the editor before downloading.
3. Print it on textured white card and fold the card in half.
4. Add a few small paper snowflakes or a twig of real pine around the fox.
5. Write a winter greeting inside.

Color ideas

• Rusty orange and cream, the classic fox
• Raspberry and cream, as shown
• Charcoal and white for a Scandinavian look

A woodland set

The fox pairs naturally with the owl, the hedgehog, the squirrel and the bunny in this collection. Print them as a series of small framed pictures for a nursery or a winter hallway, all in the same two colors, and the set looks planned rather than collected.

Good to know

For a woodland animal that cuts cleanly at a smaller size, the Hedgehog with Holly and the Squirrel with Acorn Ornament pass our checks from about 3.5 inches.

Pairs well with

The Owl in a Beanie completes a woodland pair, and the Pine Needle Wreath adds a forest frame.