Beagle Christmas Tote Bag Christmas With My Beagle Ugly Sweater Dog Lover

The beagle in this design has a sideways, slightly doubtful glance, with long tan ears hanging past his jaw, as if he just heard the treat bag rustle in the next room and is deciding whether to get up. Around him, the words Christmas With My Beagle are stitched in white cross-stitch letters, one line above his head and one below his chin, so the dog sits right in the middle of the sentence. It reads like a family’s December with him at the center of it.

A Beagle Christmas Tote Bag Knit Like the Ugly Sweater Nobody Wants to Take Off

We built this design to look like a piece of holiday knitting. Rows of red and green zigzags frame the portrait, white snowflakes drift between the lettering, and tiny ornaments hang from the borders. Two green Christmas trees with gold stars stand on either side of the beagle, and a pair of golden paw prints sits near the bottom edge, right where a grandmother might have stitched her initials. From across a room, it reads like a sweater draped over a chair. Up close, the grid of small squares gives the beagle’s coat its soft tan and white shading, and the dark bag behind it makes every red and green stitch glow.

Anyone who shares a home with a beagle will know this face. It belongs to the dog who howls at the doorbell, follows the smell of ham down the hall, and sits under the tree as if every present were addressed to him. Our Podluna tote carries that dog out into the season: to a cookie swap, to Grandma’s with an armful of wrapped gifts, to the dog park on a cold morning when the Santa hat stays on for four minutes, at most. It suits a beagle mom, a beagle dad, or a friend who has already hung a dog stocking beside the others. As a beagle lover gift, it also fits the person who just adopted and is celebrating a first Christmas with the newest member of the house.

Where does the knitted beagle design go once the gifts are delivered?

Anywhere the dog does. Errands, weekend walks, and the January trip to return a sweater all suit a bag with a snowflake border, and a beagle face stays in season for the people who live with one.

Tuck a few treats inside beside the presents, and the stitched paw prints near the bottom will make sense to everyone who sees them.