A Mini Santa just in time for Christmas! If you are looking for easy and quick makes for your Christmas decoration, as an ornament or as a gift, then this little Santa is just perfect for you.
I hope you will enjoy making Mini Santa.
Happy crocheting!
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Mini Santa
(You can find this pattern also on @iwannabehara )
Materials
– Small amount of 100% Cotton yarn 125m | 50gr (or any yarn you prefer) in 1) white 2) a color of your choice for the skin 3) red and 4) black. You will also need a thread of yellow yarn for the buckle.
– Crochet hook for the yarn you use. I used a 2,5 mm hook.
– Scissors
– Tapestry needle
– Stitch marker or a thread of yarn (whatever works for you) as we will work in continuous rounds (spiral)
– Soft toy stuffing
– 2 small black beads for the eyes (optional)
Finished size: approx. 9,5 cm | 3.8 inches if worked with suggested yarn and hook.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
– mr – magic ring
– ch – chain
– sc – single crochet
– hdc – half double crochet
– dc – double crochet
– spsc – spike single crochet stitch (see instructions below)
– sl st(s) – slip stitch(es)
– st(s) – stitch(es)
– fl – front loop
– bl – back loop
– inc – increase: work 2sc in same stitch
– dec – decrease: work 2sc together as 1; Tip: do this by putting your hook only through the fl of the stitches (invisible decrease).
– R, rnd(s) – round(s)
– […] x… – repeat instructions within [] x … times
– (…) – total number of stitches in this rnd
– FO – fasten off
How to make the spike single crochet stitch (spsc):
Make a sc 2 rnds below the rnd you are working on (see also photo below):
Notes
– Mini Santa is worked in one piece. We will start from the hair.
– The hat and the moustache are worked separately and sewn onto the doll. *The moustache is optional, you can also embroider it with a few sts.
– Color changes are made in the last step of the last sc of the rnd.
Let’s crochet Mini Santa
Hair
With white
R1. 6sc in a mr (6)
R2. [inc] x6 (12)
R3. [sc, inc] x6 (18)
R4. sc, inc, [2sc, inc] x5, sc (24)
R5. 24sc (24)
Now we will continue with the hair and the beard, but we will work in rows.
Hair:
R6a. in fl only [5sc, inc] x3 (21), ch 1, turn
R7a. [6sc, inc] x3 (24), ch 1, turn
R8a. [7sc, inc] x3 (27); continue with the beard.
Beard:
1. Ch 11, now make a sc in stitch A on the other side of the hair (see also photo below), ch 1, turn
2. work into the chs: 4sc, hdc, [3 dc in the same st], hdc, 4sc; make a sl st in next st and FO leaving a tail.
Head / Body
Holding the hair with the close part looking downwards, attach the color you chose for the skin in a bl of rnd 5, in the middle of the back side (see also photo below).
R6b. in bl 24sc (24)
R7b-10. (4 rnds) 24sc (24); after rnd 10 change to red
R11-14. (4 rnds) 24sc (24); after rnd 14 change to black but don’t cut the red yarn yet.
R15. 24sc (24); change to red
R16a. in fl only 24 sl sts (*not too tight) (24)
R16b. in bl only of rnd 15: 24sc (24)
R17. 24sc (24); change to black
R18. 24sc (24)
Start stuffing the doll, but don’t overstuff it. Mini Santa should be able to stand by his own.
R19. sc, dec, [2sc, dec] x5, sc (18)
R20. in bl only [sc, dec] x6 (12)
R21. [dec] x6 (6)
FO leaving a long tail to close the remaining hole with the tapestry needle (put the needle only through the front loops of the remaining 6 sts). Pull tightly and secure the yarn end.
Hat
Start with red. Don’t stuff.
R1. 6sc in a mr (6)
R2. 6sc (6)
R3. [sc, inc] x3 (9)
R4. 9sc (9)
R5. [2sc, inc] x3 (12)
R6. 12sc (12)
R7. [3sc, inc] x3 (15)
R8. 15sc (15)
R9. [4sc, inc] x3 (18)
R10. 18sc (18)
R11. [5sc, inc] x3 (21)
R12. 21sc (21)
R13. [6sc, inc] x3 (24)
R14. 24sc (24)
R15. [7sc, inc] x3 (27); change to white
R16-17. (2 rnds) 27sc (27)
R18. 27 spsc (27)
FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
Moustache
(Moustache is optional.) With white
Ch 6; starting from 2nd ch from hook:
sl st, dc, sl st, dc, sl st
FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
– Sew the beads onto the face, in the center of the front side, between rnds 7b-8, about 2 sts apart. You can also embroider the eyes.
– With the yarn tail left at the end of the beard, sew it with a few sts in place.
– Sew the moustache onto the face, just above the beard (or embroider it with a few sts).
– Embroider with yellow yarn the buckle, in the middle of the front side, on rnd 15.
– Sew the hat onto the head.
– Add a piece of yarn on top of the hat if you want to use Mini Santa as an ornament.
Mini Santa is finished!
I hope you have enjoyed making him!
I would love to see your Mini Santa, so please don’t forget to tag me @iwannabehara 😉
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