Ho Ho Ho! Santa is here to deliver your Christmas present!
This cute little Santa will be a festive addition to your holiday décor. He will look great on your mandel or on your Christmas tree. And of course he’s perfect for an easy and quick gift.
Pattern Information
Materials
Yarn: Fingering weight cotton yarn (50gr/125m) in skin color, red, cream, white, black, gray and yellow.
For my sample I use Scheepjes Catona in the colorways: Shell (255), Hot Red (115), Bridal White (105), Snow White (106), Jet Black (110), Mercury (074) and Primrose (522).
Crochet Hook: 2.50 mm crochet hook.
Notions: Fiberfill for stuffing, 8 mm safety eyes, pins, tapestry needle, stitch marker and scissors.
Gauge
28 stitches and 27 rows in single crochet worked in the round, with 2.5 mm crochet hook = 10 cm.
Gauge is not important for this project. However, changes might affect the finished measurements.
Finished Measurements
Approx. 17 cm (6.7 in) tall.
Difficulty
Easy. Basic crochet and sewing skills required.
Abbreviations
This pattern is written in US terminology.
mc: magic circle
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase 1 st. (2 sc in the same st)
inc2: increase 2 st (3 sc in the same st)
dec: decrease 1 st (single crochet 2 sts together)
dec2: decrease 2 st (single crochet 3 sts together)
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
flo: front loops only
blo: back loops only
sl st: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
rnds: rounds
{…}: repeat enclosed instructions the amount of times indicated
[…]: the enclosed instructions are worked in the same st
(…): total number of sts of the round and/or additional information
PDF Version Of The Pattern
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