Christmas Truck Ugly Sweater SVG

About this design

The farmhouse favorite meets the ugly sweater. A rounded red vintage pickup drives across the lower chest of a cream crew-neck, dark wheels underneath and a green Christmas tree standing up in the bed. Five green snowflakes run in a line above it. The cuffs, hem and collar are green.

The cream base is what sets this one apart. A light sweater like this looks right on a gray or oatmeal shirt and fits a rustic decorating scheme better than the red ones.

Color layers

• Base and lines in dark green-black: the whole design cut as the base layer; it shows as the thin lines between parts, and the wheels and the small headlight come from it too
• Sweater in cream: the body and sleeves
• Ribbing and trim in pine green: cuffs, hem and collar
• Knit pattern in pine green: the snowflake row and the tree in the bed
• Motif in red: the truck body

The trim, snowflakes and tree share one green, so this is a four-color cut.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 19 pieces and 26 cut-outs. The sweater body, sleeves, cuffs, hem and collar are separate pieces split by thin cut lines, and the snowflakes, tree and truck sit on top. The cut-outs are the neck opening, the rib slots in the cuffs and hem, and details on the truck: the window, the door line and handle, and the tailgate line.

Weed the truck window and door handle before lifting the red, since those are where pieces like to stick. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide, so keep it at mug size or bigger.

On a real knit sweater

Cream knit sweaters are easy to find in stores, which makes this design tempting to put on real knitwear. Vinyl only bonds well to a flat, tight knit, so skip anything chunky or fuzzy. Try the press on an inside hem first, since some acrylic yarns soften under heat. Your vinyl’s heat guide gives the settings; a pressing cloth helps protect the knit.

Project ideas

• Farmhouse kitchen towels in cream flour sack cotton
• A porch sign with the sweater in adhesive vinyl on stained wood
• Tree farm outing shirts for the family trip to pick a tree
• Tumbler wraps for a holiday market table
• A throw pillow for the living room couch

Sizes

Color ideas

• A navy sweater with a cream truck flips the look for evening
• Buffalo plaid in red and black, done with a patterned vinyl on the sweater layer
• A white truck in place of red feels softer and wintry

Pairs well with

The Vintage Christmas Truck is the same idea without the sweater. The Christmas Tree Ugly Sweater shows the tree once it is home and decorated.