This free crochet pattern is designed to be beginner-friendly, enjoyable to crochet, and perfect for creating a classic, festive Santa Claus amigurumi with a clean and professional finish.

If you love crocheting holiday-themed amigurumi, Christmas decorations, and market-friendly crochet dolls, this adorable Santa Claus is a wonderful project to add to your collection.

Below you’ll find the full step-by-step instructions to crochet this cute amigurumi Santa Claus.

This pattern is designed to create a classic, jolly Santa Claus with a textured, curly beard. It is perfect for holiday decor or as a unique gift.

🧵 Materials & Tools

• Yarn: Cotton or Acrylic (DK/Light Worsted weight) in Red, White, Skin Color, Black, Brown, and a touch of Yellow/Gold.
• Hook: 2.25 mm or 2.5 mm.
• Eyes: 8 mm Safety Eyes.
• Stuffing: High-quality polyester fiberfill.
• Notions: Yarn needle, stitch marker, and scissors.

📝 Abbreviations (US Terms)

• MR: Magic Ring
• Sc: Single crochet
• Inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• Dec: Decrease (sc 2 together)
• BLO: Back Loops Only
• Sl st: Slip stitch
• Ch: Chain

🛠️ 🎅 Amigurumi Santa Claus Pattern Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Legs & Body (Worked as one piece)

Start with Black Yarn:

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3-R5: 12 sc (12)
• Switch to Red Yarn:
• R6: BLO 12 sc (12)
• R7-R10: 12 sc (12)
• Fasten off the first leg. Repeat for the second leg but do not cut the yarn. Chain 3 and join to the first leg.
• R11: 12 sc (leg 1) + 3 sc (on ch) + 12 sc (leg 2) + 3 sc (on ch) = 30 sc
• R12-R20: 30 sc (30)
• Switch to Black Yarn (Belt):
• R21: 30 sc (30)
• Switch back to Red Yarn:
• R22: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24)
• R23: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18)
• Stuff the body firmly.

2. Head (Skin Color)

• R24: BLO 18 sc (18)
• R25: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24)
• R26: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30)
• R27-R33: 30 sc (30) — Place safety eyes between R30 and R31, 5 sts apart.
• R34: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24)
• R35: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18)
• R36: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12)
• R37: 6 dec (6) — Close the hole.

3. The Curly Beard (White Yarn)

To achieve the textured look in your photo:

• Attach white yarn to the face where the beard should start (around R25-R26).
• Technique: Insert hook, pull up a loop, Ch 10, sl st back into the same stitch.
• Repeat this loop for every stitch from ear to ear, moving downwards in 2 or 3 rows to create a thick, layered effect.

4. Santa’s Hat (Red & White)

Start with Red:

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2-R4: 6 sc (6)
• R5: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 3 (9)
• R6-R10: 9 sc (9)
• Continue increasing by 3 stitches every few rows until it fits the head.
• Edge: Switch to white yarn (textured/fluffy yarn works best) and work 2 rows of sc.
• Attach a large white pom-pom to the tip.

5. Arms & Accessories

• Arms: Start with Skin Color (6 sc in MR), switch to Red and work 10 rows of 6 sc.
• Nose: Skin Color, 6 sc in MR, 1 row of 6 sc. Sew between the eyes.
• Toy Sack: Brown yarn. Work a circle (6, 12, 18, 24 sc), then 8 rows of 24 sc. Stuff lightly and tie with a red ribbon.

🎨 Finished Amigurumi Santa Claus – Color Variations

Supplies you`ll need:
– Sport or DK weight (fine or light) cotton or wool in 5 colors – gray, red, white, black and blue.
– Crochet hook 2.5 mm (or in accordance to the yarn you use)
– Polyester fiberfill
– Black safety eyes, 6 mm if using Sport or 8 mm is using DK yarn
– 2 small buttons or a snowflake button
– Darning needle

Finished size: 19 cm / 7.5 in

About the pattern:
– Work in continuous rounds. Do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed.
– Use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of it.
– Leave each piece a long tail for sewing.

Amigurumi Santa Mouse Free Pattern:

HEAD AND BODY
1: Start with gray. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]
5: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]
6: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36]
7: (Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42]
8: Sc in each st around
9: (Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [48]
10-11: Sc in each st around
12: (Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [54]
13-18: Sc in each st around
19-24: Change to red. Sc in each st aroun

Fasten the safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11 with an interspace of 6 stitches. Close the washers from the inside of the piece. Make sure the color change stays on the back side.
25-26: Change to black. Sc in each st around
27-30: Change to blue. Sc in each st around
31: (Sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [48]
32: (Sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [42]
33: (Sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36]
34: (Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30]
Fill the piece and keep stuffing as you go.
35: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24]
36: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18]
37: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 6 times [12]

Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull tightly to close.

EAR (make 2)
1: Use gray yarn. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]
5: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]
6: Sc in each st around
Fasten off.

Hide the short starting yarn tail. Sew the ears at rounds 6-8 from the top of the body.

HAT
1: Start with white yarn. Start 8 sc in a magic ring [8]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [16]
3-4: Sc in each st around
5: (Sc2tog) rep 8 times [8]
6: Change to red. (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 2 times [6]
7: Sc in each st around
8: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [9]
9: Sc in each st around
10: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [12]
11: Sc in each st around
12: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [15]
13: Sc in each st around
14: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [18]
15: Sc in each st around
16: (Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [21]
17: Sc in each st around
18: Working in the front loops only, sc in each st around
Fasten off.

Fill the tassel and hat. Sew between the ears using the back loops of the last round.
Embroider a nose with black yarn.

LEG (make 2)
1: Use gray yarn. Start 8 sc in a magic ring [8]
2: Sc in each st around
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 4 times [12]
4-5: Sc in each st around
6: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 4 times [16]
7-8: Sc in each st around
Fasten off.
Stuff the legs and sew to the bottom of the body.
Embroider 2 lines with white yarn between rounds 24-25 and 26-27 to imitate the belt. Stitch a buckle at the front.

ARM (make 2)
1: Start with gray. Start 9 sc in a magic ring [9]
2-4: Sc in each st around
5-11: Change to red. Sc in each st around
Fasten off. Add a tiny bit of stuffing to the tip of the arm, flatten the top and sew closed with a couple of stitches.
Sew the arms on the body about a round higher than the coat. Attach the arms to the body from a couple of rounds lower as well.
Sew 2 buttons on the jacket.

TAIL
1: Use gray. Ch 30. Starting in the second ch from hook, sl st in each ch [29]
Fasten off.
Sew the tail to the back of the body.

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