Santa Belly Ugly Sweater SVG

About this design

This one turns the sweater itself into the costume. There is no face and no beard, just the suit: a red crew-neck with cream cuffs, hem and collar standing in for the fur trim, two round cream buttons down the front and a wide black belt across the belly, fastened with a square gold buckle. The hem flares out a little at the sides, which gives the sweater a rounder, jollier shape.

Wear it with a white beard and you are halfway to the role. Wear it without one and it is still clearly a Santa suit, which makes it funny on a dad, a grandpa or a dog bandana.

Color layers

• Base and lines in near-black with a hint of green: the whole design, cut as the base layer; besides showing as the fine lines between parts, it also forms the black belt
• Sweater in Santa red: the body and sleeves
• Ribbing and trim in cream: cuffs, hem and collar, the fur look
• Knit pattern in cream: the two buttons
• Accents in gold: the buckle

Since the belt comes from the base layer, you get it for free. Trim, buttons and pattern all share cream.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 12 pieces and 22 cut-outs. Body, sleeves, cuffs, hem and collar are separate pieces split by thin cut lines, and the buttons and buckle are pieces on top. The cut-outs are the neck opening, the rib slots in the cuffs and the wider hem, and the square opening in the middle of the buckle.

Weed the inside of the buckle carefully so it stays a clean frame. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide, so it scales down well.

Party games

• Decorate the suit: hand out plain cut sweaters and fabric markers, and let guests add patches, pockets or a beard of their own.
• Pin the buckle: cut a large version from cardstock and play it like the old donkey game, blindfolded.
• Who wore it best: dad, the dog and the toddler in matching Santa bellies.
• Gift swap tags: write numbers on small cut-out sweaters and draw them from a hat.

Projects

• Matching family shirts, with the youngest in the smallest size
• A dog bandana, cut small from iron-on vinyl
• Wine bottle bags for a host gift
• Cookie plates for Santa, using adhesive vinyl on a charger plate
• Cards with the sweater as the front

Sizes

Pressing

Cut each layer mirrored from heat transfer vinyl. Press the base first so the belt is down, then the red sweater, the cream trim and buttons, and finally the gold buckle. Use the settings from your vinyl’s heat guide. Gold foil or metallic vinyl on the buckle makes it pop.

Pairs well with

The Christmas Tree Ugly Sweater shares the same red and cream trim, and the Ugly Sweater Squad suits a group in matching shirts.