Christmas Tree Ugly Sweater SVG

About this design

A green tree in three tiers rises from just above the hem of this red crew-neck sweater, with a gold star on top and six round gold ornaments scattered across its branches. A row of gold stars runs across the chest above it, under a cream collar, and the cuffs and hem are cream too.

Cream trim instead of the usual green makes this one feel a little brighter and more like a sweater someone’s aunt knitted with love. It is the sweater for anyone who decorates the tree the day after Thanksgiving.

Color layers

• Base and lines in very dark green, almost black: the whole design, cut as the base layer, which shows as the thin lines between the parts
• Sweater in rich red: the body and sleeves
• Ribbing and trim in cream: cuffs, hem and collar
• Knit pattern in golden yellow: the row of stars
• Motif in forest green: the tree
• Accents in golden yellow: the star on top and the six ornaments

The star row and the accents use the same gold, so one sheet covers both.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 24 pieces and 18 cut-outs. The sweater body, sleeves, cuffs, hem and collar are divided into separate pieces by thin cut lines. The star row, the tree, the treetop star and each ornament are pieces of their own. The cut-outs are the neck opening and the rib slots across the cuffs and hem.

The ornaments are small circles, so weed the gold layer carefully and check that all six came up on the transfer tape before you press. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

Print Then Cut

At small sizes this design prints and cuts well, since the tree is a strong, simple shape and the printer handles the thin lines between parts. Use it for stickers, cupcake toppers or gift tags printed on white sticker paper. Keep it inside your machine’s print area, and use the color file so the printed layers line up. The Print Then Cut guide has the steps.

Projects

• Tree-trimming party shirts, one for every helper
• Advent calendar pockets with a small tree on each
• A wooden sign with the tree in vinyl and the stars painted
• Cookie exchange labels for boxes and tins
• Kitchen towels in iron-on vinyl

Width guide

Make it your own

• Glitter gold for the ornaments catches the light like real baubles.
• Swap the ornaments to red or ice blue in the editor for a different tree.
• A white sweater with green trim looks more modern.

When you press it on fabric, follow your vinyl’s heat guide, and press the tree before the gold so the ornaments sit on top.

Pairs well with

The Fair Isle Christmas Sweater has four little trees in a row, and the Christmas Truck Ugly Sweater shows a tree heading home in the back of a pickup.