Pattern instructions
NOTE: This pattern is written in American English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from inches to cm – click here. There are different terms for crocheting in American and British English. If this pattern includes crochet, click for “crochet terms” here. For this pattern in British English, please click here.
CROCHET DC TOGETHER:
Crochet 2 dc tog to 1 dc as follows:
Crochet 1 dc but wait with the last pull through (= 2 loops on hook), now crochet the next dc, but when making the last pull through, pull through all sts on hook.
LOOP STITCHES:
Working from WS.
Put the thread in a loop around the left index finger. Put the hook in sc from last round like a normal sc, but pull both the threads through = 3 sts on hook. Let the loop go off the finger. Make a new YO around hook and pull through all sts on hook.
COLORS FOR SANTA:
Legs: 7 rounds black, 16 rounds light beige.
Arms: 4 rounds light beige, * 1 round medium gray, 1 round light gray mix *, repeat from *-* until finished.
Pant legs + Pants: red
Body: * 1 round medium gray, 1 round light gray mix *, repeat from *-* until finished measurements.
Head: 3 rounds light beige, 3 rounds white, 6 rounds light beige.
Flap, straps + hat: red
Pompom: white
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SANTA:
See explanation for colors above.
Crochet 2 legs, 2 arms and 2 pant legs.
Leg:
Ch 4 and make a ring with a sl st in 1st ch.
1st round: Crochet 6 sc around the ring. Finish with 1 sl st in first sc.
2nd round: ch 1, * 1 sc, 2 sc in the next st *. Repeat from *-* (= 9 sc around). Finish with a sl st in the first ch.
3rd -21st round: ch 1, 9 sc, finish with a sl st in the first ch.
22nd round: ch 1, 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in the next st (= 11 sc around). Finish with a sl st in the first ch.
23rd round: ch 1, crochet 2 sc in each sc = 22 sc. Finish with a sl st in the first ch. Fasten off. Fill with poly stuffing.
Arm:
Crochet round 1 -21 as for the leg, on next round dec 1 sc as follows: skip a st (= 8 sc on round). Fasten off. Fill with poly stuffing.
Pant leg:
Ch 16 and make a ring with a sl st in 1st ch.
1st round: Crochet 1 sc in each ch. Finish with 1 sl st in first sc.
2nd – 4th round: ch 3, 1 dc in each sc. Finish with a sl st on beg of round (in the 3rd ch).
5th round: ch 3, 2 dc in first dc, 1 dc in each dc around and finish with 2 dc in last dc and 1 sl st on beg of round = 18 dc.
6th round: ch 3, 2 dc in first dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each dc until 2 dc remain, 2 dc in each of the last 2 dc and 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round = 22 dc.
On one of the legs fasten off.
On the other leg don’t cut the thread, you will use this thread to crochet the upper part of the pants after this.
Pants:
Put a leg in each pant leg.
Ch 3 with the thread from one of the pant legs.
1st round: Continue to crochet the legs so they become attached to the pants as follows: Crochet through both the pant and the leg.
Crochet 1 round of dc around the first leg and then around the second leg and finish with 1 sl st in the 3rd ch from beg of round.
2nd round: ch 3, 1 round of dc at the same time dec every 4th dc as follows: crochet the 3rd and the 4th dc tog – see explanation above = 33 dc. Finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.
3rd round: ch 3, 1 round of dc at the same time dec every 3rd dc as follows: crochet the 2nd and 3rd dc tog = 22 dc. Finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.
Body:
The round starts mid back.
1st round: Crochet sc’s through the whole st in the 6 first sts, only through back loops on the next 10 sts and through the whole st on the last 6 sts AT THE SAME TIME crochet 2 sc in every 2nd dc = 33 sc.
2nd -10th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc, finish with 1 sl st in first ch.
11th round: ch 1, crochet 1 sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the 11 next sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 26 sc.
12th round: ch 1, crochet 1 sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the 8 next sc, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next st, skip 1 sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 20 sc.
13th round: Now crochet the arms to the body as follows: ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, lay the arms double at the top of the sweater, crochet 4 sc through both the arms and the sweater, then crochet 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc (= front), and attach the other arm the same way, crochet 1 sc in each of the last 4 sc, and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
14th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc, skip every 5th sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 16 sc.
15th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each st, and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
Head:
1st round: ch 1, 16 sc around, and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
2nd round: ch 1, * 1 sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* until end of round = 24 sc, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
3rd round: ch 1, * 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* until end of round = 30 sc, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round. Turn piece. Next round crochet from the wrong side.
4th round: ch 1, 1 LOOP STITCH – see explanation over – in each st, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
5th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each st, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
6th round: ch 1, 1 Loop st in each st, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round. Turn the piece. Further crochet from right side.
7th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 16 sts, in next st crochet the nose (1 sc, ch 3, 1 dc in the 1st of the ch 3, 1 sc), 1 sc in each st around and 1 sl st in ch from beg of round.
8th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each st (note! over the nose crochet 1 sc between the 2 sc) and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
9th round, ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip every 5th sc = 24 sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
10th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
11th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip each 4th sc = 18 sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
12th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
Fasten off. Fill the Santa.
Hat:
Ch 26 on hook 3.5 mm and make a ring with 1 sl st in 1st ch.
1st round: ch 1, 1 sc in each ch and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 26 sc.
2nd round: ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, skip 1 sc, * 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, skip 1 sc *, repeat from *-* and finish with 1 sc and 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 20 sc.
3rd round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
4th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip 2 sc evenly and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 18 sc.
Crochet the head and the hat together by crocheting both through the head and the hat.
5th-7th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
8th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip every 6th sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 15 sc.
9th- 11th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
12th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip every 5th sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 12 sc.
13th and 14th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
15th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip every 3rd sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 8 sc.
16th and 17th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
18th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc AT THE SAME TIME skip every 2nd sc and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round = 4 sc.
19th round: ch 1, 1 sc in each sc and finish with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round. Cut the thread, this will be used to fasten the pompom.
Flap:
Crochet 1 sc in each of the 10 sts at mid front (crochet in front loops) where it previously was only crochet in back loops.
* Turn piece. Ch 3, then crochet 1 dc in each sc *. Repeat from *-* a total of 4 times. Fasten off.
Straps:
Ch 28 with red. Turn piece. Crochet 1 dc in the 4th ch from the hook. Then crochet 1 dc in each ch. Cut and fasten the thread. Crochet 1 more strap as described for the other.
ASSEMBLY:
Make a white pompom with a diameter of approx 2,5 cm / 1” and attach to the top of hat. Use a bit of black yarn to sew on eyes.
Sew the straps onto the back and put them in a cross and over the shoulders in front and onto the flap. Sew 1 button on each side through both the flap and the strap. Fasten the thread thoroughly. Cut the loop stitches open.
