Welcome to my Friends Blog. Do you want to knit Santa Claus? You have come to the right address :). I thank precious @natalkiny_tsatski for this great design. You can follow her Instagram address.
When I share this pattern, we are still in the middle of July. There is still a lot of time for Christmas. However, you can start knitting in the last days of August or in September. You will complete it early and it will be a nice gift in time.
Maybe you can use it to decorate the Christmas tree. It is difficult to find such amigurumis. Because amigurumi is not made for special occasions. Some kids love Santa Claus very much. So I think it will be a nice gift.
I really liked the details in the amigurumi. Especially the redness of their echoes. His beard looks so cute. Made in different colors. You can view other pictures by switching between pages.
You can find all necessary materials in the pattern section. Good luck to all of you guys.
Required materials and tools:
Himalaya Dolphin Baby Plush Yarn
Hook 3.5-5.0 mm. The hook number depends on your knitting density. I am using a 3.5mm hook
Hook 2.5 mm for pom pom
Filler
Large eye stitching needle
Scissors
Eyes 8 mm
For beard, eyebrows, cap, suit, pom-pom Softy Alize (color 55 – white)
Art pastels for cheeks (optional)
Abbreviations
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
tr : Triple Crochet/ Treble Crochet
st: Stitch
dc : Double Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc” abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
BL : Bobble Stitch – do 5dc all in the same stitch and then yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook (the original loop + 1 loop for each partially completed dc).
Legs (2 parts)
In black:
1. 5 sc in MR
2. 5 inc (10)
3. 10 sc
Change to red:
4-7. 10 sc
We fix and cut the yarn on the first leg.
We crochet the second leg, we do not cut the yarn. We crochet one ch and connect with the first leg.
Body and head
1. We crochet 10 sc one leg at a time, + a column to the junction, a column to an ch, + a column to a junction, 10 sc along the second leg, a column to an ch (24)
2. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
3. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
4-9. 36 sc
10. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
11. We crochet 30 sc for the back wall
12. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
13. 24 sc
14.(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
15-16. 18 sc
17. (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)
Change the yarn to the bodily one:
18. 12 sc
19. 12 inc (24)
20. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
21-25. 30 sc
26. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Insert eyes between 24-25 rows, 3 sc apart.
27. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
28. (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)
29. 6 dec
We tighten the hole, hide the yarn. We embroider the nose.
Hands (2 parts)
We start crocheting with a flesh-colored yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
3. We crochet 9 sc, fold, the last loop should be on the side, if not, then we need to crochet the right amount of sc for offset. (I have 2 columns). Next, make a picot of 3 ch.
4. (1 sc, dec)*3 (6)
Change the yarn to red:
5. 6 sc
6. 6 sc BLO
7-13. 6 sc
Fold in the handle and crochet by both sides 3 sc.
Cap
We start in red:
1. 4 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc)*3 (6)
3. 6 sc
4. (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
5-7. 9 sc
8. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
9-11. 12 sc
12. (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
13-15, 15 sc
16. (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
17-18. 18 sc
19. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
20. 24 sc
21. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
22. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
23. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
Change the yarn to Softy Alize:
24-25. 42 sc
Pompon
Hook 2.5 mm
crochet with Softy Alize yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
5-9. 24 sc
10. (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)
11. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
12. 6 dec (6)
We tighten the hole, leave the thread for sewing.
1. When crocheting the body in the 11th row, we crochet for the back walls 30 sc. Now we introduce the red color behind the front wall and knit two rows of 30 sc. Then change to Softy Alize and knit two rows of 30 sc.
2. When crocheting handles, in the 6th row we crochet 6 sc for the back loops.
Now we insert Softy Alize behind the front wall and in EACH we make a pr from sc (12), the second row just crochet 12 sc.
3. Sew the pom-pom to the cap.
4. Sew the cap to the head. I fold the long part of the cap and sew it to the head.
5. We make a beard from Softy Alize, in MR, each column with two strings (to make it thicker).
6. Draw the cheeks.
7. We embroider the eyebrows.
Your New Year friend is ready!
