Santa Claus amigurumi free pattern

 

Materials:

- Worsted weight yarn in red, white, black, and peach (or skin tone)

- Crochet hook (size recommended for your yarn, typically 3.5mm to 4mm for amigurumi)

- Fiberfill stuffing

- Stitch marker

- Tapestry needle

- Safety eyes (optional)

 Abbreviations:

- MR: Magic ring

- sc: Single crochet

- inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)

- dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)

- sl st: Slip stitch

- ch: Chain

- st(s): Stitch(es)

- FLO: Front loop only

- BLO: Back loop only

Santa Claus Pattern:

 Head:

1. Start with peach or skin-tone yarn.  

   Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)

2. Round 2: inc in each st around (12)

3. Round 3: *sc, inc* around (18)

4. Round 4: *2 sc, inc* around (24)

5. Round 5: *3 sc, inc* around (30)

6. Rounds 6-12: sc around (30)

7. Round 13: *3 sc, dec* around (24)

8. Round 14: *2 sc, dec* around (18)

9. Insert safety eyes or embroider the face here.

10. Round 15: *sc, dec* around (12)

11. Round 16: dec around (6)

12. Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing.

 Body:

1. Start with red yarn.  

   Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)

2. Round 2: inc in each st around (12)

3. Round 3: *sc, inc* around (18)

4. Round 4: *2 sc, inc* around (24)

5. Round 5-10: sc around (24)

6. Round 11: *2 sc, dec* around (18)

7. Round 12: *sc, dec* around (12)

8. Round 13: dec around (6)

9. Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff firmly and sew the head to the body.

 Arms (Make 2):

1. Start with peach yarn.  

   Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)

2. Round 2: *sc, inc* around (9)

3. Rounds 3-4: sc around (9)

4. Change to red yarn.  

   Rounds 5-9: sc around (9)

5. Finish off and stuff lightly. Sew the arms to the sides of the body.

 Legs (Make 2):

1. Start with black yarn.  

   Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)

2. Round 2: inc in each st around (12)

3. Rounds 3-5: sc around (12)

4. Change to red yarn.  

   Rounds 6-10: sc around (12)

5. Finish off and stuff lightly. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.

 Hat:

1. Start with red yarn.  

   Round 1: MR, 4 sc (4)

2. Round 2: inc in each st around (8)

3. Round 3: *sc, inc* around (12)

4. Round 4: *2 sc, inc* around (16)

5. Round 5: *3 sc, inc* around (20)

6. Round 6-8: sc around (20)

7. Finish off and sew the hat onto the head.

Beard:

- Use white yarn to embroider or crochet a small beard. You can create a small semicircle by chaining a short length and working single crochets across.

 Final Assembly:

- Attach all the pieces securely.

- Add details like a black belt with a yellow buckle, a white trim on the hat, and buttons on Santa’s suit.

Enjoy your crocheted Santa!