Bring mischievous Christmas spirit to your stitching with this cartoon design of a green Grinch-like hand, sharp-fingered and furry, slipping from a red Santa sleeve to clutch an Absolut Vodka bottle. The bottle label is clearly rendered, right down to the imported text, which gives the piece a tongue-in-cheek bar-cart feel rather than a vague festive nod. It suits adults who like their Christmas décor a little less sweet, and it would look especially at home on aprons, tea towels, bar runners or novelty sweatshirts for December gatherings.
With 6 thread colours and moderately dense stitching, it has enough detail to show off the white fur cuff, green hand and bottle highlights without becoming visually fussy. The bold cartoon shapes read well on sturdier fabrics such as cotton twill, denim, canvas and sweatshirt fleece, where the black outlines and cool blue-grey bottle tones can stay crisp. Use it as a single statement motif on the front of a festive kitchen towel, the chest of a casual jumper, or the pocket area of a drinks tote where the joke lands straight away.
