Materials:
- 2mm crochet hook
- White, red, beige, and green 100% cotton sports weight yarn. The brand I used for this amigurumi is Mondial Lane basic cotton. For similar yarn with the same quality and thickness, recommend this one, which I also use for many of my projects.
- Black thread for embroidering the eyes.
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
- Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.
Finish size: 11cm or (about) 4.3 inches
SKIRT
- With red yarn, chain 24 and start crocheting in the first chain, closing a circle.
- 1 rnd: 24sc
- 2 rnd: (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 30 sts)
- 3 rnd: (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 36 sts)
- 4 to 6 rnd: 36sc
- Change to white yarn.
- 7 rnd: 36hdc
- Join with a slip stitch.
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
BODY
- With black yarn start:
- 1 rnd: 6sc in a magic ring
- 2 rnd: 6inc (Total: 12 sts)
- 3 rnd: 12bpsc
- Change to red yarn
- 4 and 5 rnd: 12sc
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
- Don't fasten off the second leg and connect the two legs by inserting the loop of the needle inside one stitch of the first leg, following:
- 2 rnd: 6inc (Total: 12 sts)
- 3 rnd: 12bpsc
- Change to red yarn
- 4 and 5 rnd: 12sc
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
- Don't fasten off the second leg and connect the two legs by inserting the loop of the needle inside one stitch of the first leg, following:
- 6 rnd: 24sc (12 from each leg)
- 7 to 11 rnd: 24sc
- For the next round, you will crochet together with the skirt:
- 12 rnd: 24sc crocheting the skirt
- 13 to 15 rnd: 24sc
- 16 rnd: (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (Total: 18 sts)
- 17 rnd: 18sc
- Change to beige yarn
- 18 rnd: 18blsl
- For the next round, you will work only in the remaining front loop of the previous round (the front loop in red color).
- 19 rnd: FL (1sc, 1inc) repeat 9 times (Total: 27 sts)
- 20 rnd: (2sc, 1inc) repeat 9 times (Total: 36 sts)
- 21 rnd: (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 42 sts)
- 22 to 29 rnd: 42sc
- 30 rnd: (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (Total: 36 sts)
- 31 rnd: (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (Total: 30 sts)
- 32 rnd: (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (Total: 24 sts)
- 33 rnd: (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (Total: 18 sts)
- Stop here to finish stuffing the doll.
- 34 rnd: (1sc, 2dec) repeat 2 times (Total: 12 sts)
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and hide the remaining tail inside the toy.
ARMS
- With beige yarn of your choice start:
- 1 rnd: 5sc in a magic ring
- 2 rnd: 5inc (Total: 10 sts)
- 3 rnd: 10sc
- Change to red yarn
- 4 to 8 rnd: 10sc
- Change to white yarn
- 9 rnd: 5sc (crocheting the sides together, closing the arms)
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a small tail for sewing it.
HAIR
- With white yarn start:
- 1 rnd: 6sc in a magic ring
- 2 rnd: 6inc (Total: 12 sts)
- 3 rnd: (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 18 sts)
- 4 rnd: (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 24 sts)
- 5 rnd: (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 30 sts)
- 6 rnd: (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 36 sts)
- 7 rnd: (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 42 sts)
- 8 rnd: 42sc
- From here, start working in rows:
- 9 row: turn, skip first st, 41sc, turn
- 10 row: skip first st, 36sc, 3sl, skip last st, turn
- 11 row: skip first st, 31sc, 3sl, skip last st, turn
- 12 row: skip first st, 26sc, 3sl
- After the 3sl, continue working straight. Making a contour on the hair shape it just formed with the previous rows. Work 8sl until the center of the hair, 8sl going up back in the round, and 6sl.
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a long tail for sewing it.
HAIR TOP
- With white yarn start:
- 1 rnd: 6sc in a magic ring
- 2 rnd: 6inc (Total: 12 sts)
- 3 rnd: (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 18 sts)
- 4 rnd: (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (Total: 24 sts)
- 5 and 6 rnd: 24sc
- Change to red yarn
- 7 rnd: 24sc, join with a slip stitch.
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a tail for sewing later.
WAIST APRON
- With white yarn start:
- 1 row: 5sc in a magic ring, chain 1, turn
- 2 row: (1c, 1inc) repeat 2 times, 1sc, chain 1, turn
- 3 row: 2sc, 1inc, 1sc, 1inc, 2sc, chain 1
- For the next stitches, you will work on the foundation of the waist apron (the top part). Make 5sc.
- Chain 22.
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a small tail for sewing it.
GREEN DETAIL
- With green yarn, chain 4. Skip the first chain and start:
- 1 row: 3sl, chain 4, skip the first chain, 3sl.
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and leave a small tail for sewing it.
ASSEMBLY
- Place the hair on Mrs. Claus's head, use pins to fasten the hair to prevent moving while sewing it. Sew all around the hair.
- Place the hair top on the central part of the hair. Sew it all the way but, before sewing it completely, add a little bit of stuffing material.
- Sew the waist apron on top of round 12 (where you crocheted together with the skirt).
- Sew the arms between rounds 17 and 18 (the division between the neck and head).
- Embroider the eyes in round 25, leaving two stitches between them.
- Sew the green detail on the top left side of the hair top.
Congratulations!!!
Your Mrs. Claus amigurumi Christmas ornament is ready!
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