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Pumpkin Spice Capybara Halloween Couples Matching Set | Two Tees, One City

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Boo Who Halloween Couples Matching Set | Two Tees, One City

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Pumpkin Spice Capybara ugly sweater article cover: the Pumpkin Spice Capybara character illustration, house title strip

Pumpkin Spice Capybara Halloween Ugly Sweater: He Has Committed Fully

It is pumpkin spice season and the capybara has committed fully: pumpkin hat, ghost-and-bat sweater, a bag of candy he will not share. Meet the third Halloween member of the Festive Folks, and every form the sweater comes in.
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Scaredy Cat ugly sweater article cover: the Scaredy Cat character illustration, house title strip

Scaredy Cat Halloween Ugly Sweater: Told to Look Scary. Sat in the Candy Bowl.

Scaredy Cat was told to guard the door and look scary. He is sitting in the candy bowl. Meet the black cat of the Festive Folks’ Halloween line, and every form the sweater comes in.
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Boo Who ugly sweater article cover: the Boo Who character illustration, house title strip

Boo Who Halloween Ugly Sweater: Somebody Said Boo. Nobody Flinched.

Boo Who is a small sheet ghost who has heard every scare and reacted to none of them. Meet the first Halloween member of the Festive Folks, and every form the sweater comes in.
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The Festive Folks cast in knitted illustration style, each wearing a different design from the knitted range

Real Knitted Ugly Christmas Sweaters: How to Tell Knitted From Printed

Most ugly Christmas sweaters are printed. Ours are knitted, so the pattern is made of yarn and you can feel it from the back. Here is how to tell the difference before you buy.
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A stitched illustration of the Chief Festivity Officer capybara drowning in an oversized red gingerbread-man Christmas sweater beside two small capybaras in sweaters that fit, in front of a mirror and hanging tape measures

Ugly Christmas Sweater Sizing and Fit Guide: Should You Size Up?

Should you size up in an ugly Christmas sweater? Brand-by-brand fit notes for Tipsy Elves, v28, Blizzard Bay, and FOCO, plus layering and unisex sizing help.
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The Meowy Christmas character design, an unimpressed orange cat swatting an ornament off the tree

Meowy Christmas Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt: Three Hours Up, Four Seconds Down

The Meowy Christmas Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt, who it suits, and how to get it before the cut-off.
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The Festive Folks cast, all wearing the Christmas Sampler knitted Christmas sweater, in a warm lamplit living room

Christmas Sampler Knitted Christmas Sweater: Every Band We Own

Green, red, cream and gold, with every motif in the library stacked up the body. The Owl on restraint, the cast on the lack of it, and every form with its price.
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Custom Ugly Sweater Companies Compared: Who Should Make Your Team’s Sweaters?

Custom Ugly Sweater Companies Compared: Who Should Make Your Team’s Sweaters?

Knitwise, Printful, Finrods, and UglyChristmasSweater compared on minimums, pricing, knit quality, design help, and December delivery for your team.
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The Fa La La La Llama character design, a deadpan llama in earmuffs and a bead garland

Fa La La La Llama Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt: Hour Five of Carol Duty

The Fa La La La Llama Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt, who it suits, and how to get it before the cut-off.
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The Festive Folks cast, all wearing the Icelandic Sheep knitted Christmas sweater, in a warm lamplit living room

Icelandic Sheep Knitted Christmas Sweater: The Lopapeysa With Sheep On It

Charcoal, cream and taupe, with a band of sheep. The quietest knit we make. The Owl explains the palette, and every form carries its price.
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Knitted vs Printed Custom Christmas Sweaters: Which Should Your Company Order?

Knitted vs Printed Custom Christmas Sweaters: Which Should Your Company Order?

Knitted or printed custom Christmas sweaters? We compare look, feel, cost, minimums, and lead times so your company orders the right one on time.
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The Pittsburgh Fan character design, a deadpan burly black bear superfan in black and gold with a foam finger

Pittsburgh Fan Ugly Christmas Tee: Black, Gold, Knitted Badge

The Pittsburgh Fan Ugly Christmas Tee, who it suits, and how to get it before the cut-off.
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The Festive Folks make ugly look good.

We are The Festive Folks, and we run uglysweaters.com on one rule: a design has to get a laugh before it gets knitted. We draw deadpan animals in regrettable holiday knitwear, make each sweater to order, and hand-pick the best of everything else so you never gamble on a mystery print.

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The short version

Ugly Sweaters (uglysweaters.com) is a holiday brand run by The Festive Folks. We design original ugly Christmas sweaters, knitted and printed to order, and we publish hand-picked guides to the best ugly sweaters on the internet so you never have to scroll past four thousand nearly identical reindeer again.

We make it easy, and a little ridiculous, for party-goers, gift-givers and whole teams to find the sweater everyone talks about for the rest of the night. Every original design is drawn and knitted by us, so nobody else carries it. Everything we recommend links to a trusted retailer with easy returns and fast US shipping.

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About Us

Ugly Sweaters is run by The Festive Folks, a small team with a serious commitment to unserious knitwear.

We draw the designs, knit them to order, and put every one through the Chief Festivity Officer’s cringe test. If nobody laughs, it never leaves the drawer. The toad laughed. The toad is on the homepage now.

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