Crochet Santa Ornament: Free Amigurumi Pattern

Size: about 13 cm (5.1 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (warm skin tone) about 15 yd (14 m), B (white) about 10 yd (9 m), C (red) about 15 yd (14 m), D (dusty pink) about 5 yd (5 m); E (black) small amount

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Head (make 1, colour A), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnds 5-9 sc in each st around 24
• Rnd 10 (sc 2, dec) x 6 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 11 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 12 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Hat (make 1, colour C), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 6
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 4 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 5 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 6 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 7 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 8 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 9 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 10 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 11 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnds 12-13 sc in each st around 24

Change to colour B.

• Rnds 14-15 sc in each st around 24

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly if you like.

Beard (make 1, colour B), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24

Sl st in the next st to finish. FO, leaving a long tail.

Pompom (make 1, colour B), about 2.2 cm (0.9 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnds 3-4 sc in each st around 12

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 5 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Nose (make 1, colour D), about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 4 sc in MR 4
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 8

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Head firmly before closing it, and leave a long tail of colour A.
2. Sew the hat to the head at Rnd 4. Pulled down over the top of the head, covering the magic ring, its open edge sewn all the way around at Rnd 4; the two white rounds make a thick cuff.
3. Bend the top half of the hat over into a hook to one side and tack it down, so the tip hangs down beside the face.
4. Sew the beard to the head between Rnds 7 and 9. Folded in half into a half-circle, the fold at the top, centred on the lower front of the face under the nose, covering the mouth and chin.
5. Sew the nose to the head between Rnds 6 and 7. Centred on the front, on the top edge of the beard.
6. Embroider the two small eyes on the head at Rnd 5 with colour E. About 5 stitches apart, just under the cuff.
7. Sew the pompom to the hat at Rnd 1. On the tip of the hat.
8. Thread a length of colour C through the top of the hat and tie into a hanging loop.
9. Weave in all ends.