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Crochet Pattern

Santa Claus

Design by K. Godinez

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Material: crochet hook size 2.5 Catania wool from Schachenmayr in the colors white, red, ecru, black brown wool to embroider the mouth fiberfill 2 black Safety Eyes 6 mm/ 0.23 inches sewing needle, pins little bell

Size: The Santa Claus has a height of 10 cm / 3,9 inches

Abbreviations:ch - chainst - stitchR - round or rowsc – single crochetNumber x sc – the number tells you how many times you make a single crochet (or a dc, hdc …) in each stitch inc - make two single crochet in one stitchdec - two stitches crochet together with a scsl st - slip stitchBLO – back loops onlysc with color change: change the color on this sc (when you make this single crochet stitch, grabthe new color of your wool and pull it through the two loops on your hook).

Note: Unless indicated otherwise, parts are worked in rounds. You can start with 2 ch or make a magic ring. It is important to mark the beginning of your round with a thread mark. Start to crochet the arms and shoes first, because they are crocheted to the body.

Shoe (2 x)2 x ch with blackR 01 7 x sc in second chain from hook 7R 02 sc in each stitch 7fold the shoe together and close the opening with 3 x sc

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Arm (2 x)2 x ch with ecruR 01 5 x sc in second chain from hook, sc with color change to red 6R 02-04 sc in each stitch 6fold the arm and close the opening with 3 x sc. Cut the thread and sew it

Body2 x ch with redR 01 6 x sc in second chain from hook 6R 02 inc in each stitch 12R 03 (inc, sc) x 6 18R 04 BLO: 3 x sc

Hold the shoe to the body and crocht through both stitches of the shoe and the body: 3 x scsc, hold the second shoe to the body and crochet through both stitches: 3 x scBLO: 8 x sc 18

R 05 14 x sc, sc with color change to black, 3 x sc 18R 06 15 x sc, sc with color change to red, 2 x sc 18R 07 sc in each stitch 18R 08 sc in each stitch 18R 09 2 x sc, dec, 7 x sc, dec, 5 x sc 16R 10 2 x sc, crochet arm and body together with 3 x sc

5 x sc, crochet arm and body together with 3 x sc3 x sc 16

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R 11 (2 x sc, dec) x 4, color change in last stitch to ecru 12R 12 (2 x sc, dec) x 3, stuff the body 9R 13 inc in each stitch 18R 14 (2 x sc, inc) x 6 24R 15 (3 x sc, inc) x 6 30R 16 sc in each stitch 30R 17 14 x sc, put in a thread mark for the eye, 5 x sc,

put in a thread mark for the second eye, 11 x sc 30R 18 sc in each stitch 30R 19 sc in each stitch 30R 20 (3 x sc, dec) x 6, plug in the safety eyes in R 17 24R 21 (2 x sc, dec) x 6 18R 22 (sc, dec) x 6, stuff the head firmly 12R 23 dec x 6 6sl st, cut the thread and sew it.

For better stability: Crochet 11 x sl st in the front loops of R 04, seepicture

Hat2 x ch with redR 01 4 x sc in second chain from hook 4R 02 (sc, inc) x 2 6R 03 sc in each stitch 6R 04 (2 x sc, inc) x 2 8R 05 sc in each stitch 8R 06 (3 x sc, inc) x 2 10R 07 sc in each stitch 10R 08 (4 x sc, inc) x 2 12R 09 sc in each stitch 12R 10 (5 x sc, inc) x 2 14R 11 sc in each stitch 14R 12 (6 x sc, inc) x 2 16R 13 (7 x sc, inc) x 2 18R 14 4 x sc, inc, 8 x sc, inc, 4 x sc 20R 15 (9 x sc, inc) x 2 22R 16 5 x sc, inc, 10 x sc, inc, 5 x sc 24R 17 (11 x sc, inc) x 2 26R 18 6 x sc, inc, 12 x sc, inc, 6 x sc 28R 19 (13 x sc, inc) x 2 30R 20 29 x sc, sc with color change to white 30R 21 sc in each stitch 30R 22 sc in each stitch 30sl st, cut the thread and sew it

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Beardcrocheted in rows, with white13 x chR 01 4 x sc, 4 x ch, skip 4 stitches, 4 x sc, ch, turn 12R 02 4 x sc, around the chains: 4 x sc, then go ahead and crochet 4 x sc, ch, turn 12R 03 2 x dec, 4 x sc, 2 x dec, ch, turn 18R 04 dec, 4 x sc, dec, ch, turn 6R 05 dec, 2 x sc, dec, ch, turn 4R 06 2 x dec, ch, turn 2R 07 skip first stitch, sl st, cut the thread and sew it

Finishing

Pin the beard and the hat to the hat andsew them.Then fold down the cap and sew it. Sewa little bell to the end of the hat.

Embroider a small mouth with brownwool into the opening of the beard andyour Santa Claus is finished!

Have fun crocheting!Do not copy or post this pattern without my permission. Don‘t translate this pattern into another language for reselling or publishing on the internet. You can sell a small number of thefinished item on markets or local stores.

This pattern is copyrighted by Karin Godinez (amilovesgurumi.com).

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