Picture this: a cozy evening with your crochet hook and yarn, turning simple materials into a cute Santa Clause Amigurumi ornament. This adorable project is perfect for hanging on your Christmas tree or gifting to someone special. With easy-to-follow steps, you'll bring a little piece of holiday cheer to life, stitch by stitch.
Crochet Santa Clause Amigurumi Ornament
Materials Needed:
- Skin color yarn
- Red yarn
- White yarn
- A tiny bit of pink yarn
- Stuffing
- 4mm safety eyes
- Crochet hook (3mm recommended for tighter stitches)
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker (or paper clip)
- Scissors
Head:
- Start with beige yarn. Create a magic circle.
- Chain 1 (this doesn’t count as a stitch).
- Make 6 single crochets (SC) into the magic circle.
- Pull tail to cinch the magic circle closed. This completes Round 1.
Round 2 (Increase):
- 2 SC in each stitch around (12 SC at the end).
Round 3:
- SC, Increase Repeat around (18 SC).
For Round 4:
- Start with 1 SC, then Increase, SC in the next 2 stitches Repeat around (24 SC).
Rounds 5-9:
- SC in each stitch around. Keep stitch count constant at 24.
- Insert safety eyes between Rounds 6 and 7, three stitches apart.
Round 10 :
- (Start decreasing): SC, Invisible decrease over the next 2 stitches Repeat around (16 SC).
Round 11:
- Invisible decrease in each stitch around (8 SC).
- Stuff the head. Close up the hole with the yarn tail.
Ears (Make 2):
- Use the same color yarn as the head.
- Create a magic circle and chain 1.
- Make 4 SC into the magic circle. Close and fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Beard:
- With white yarn, chain 12. Skip the first chain from the hook.
- Start SC into the second chain, 1 SC in the next 2 chains, then increase in the next chain.
- Continue with 1 SC in the next 3 chains, increase repeat, ending with 1 SC in the last 3 chains (13 SC).
- Row 2: Turn work, skip first two stitches, 5 double crochets (DC) into the next stitch, skip a stitch, then slip stitch. Repeat segments until the end.
Mustache:
- With white yarn, chain 3.
- In the first chain, do 2 double crochets together twice to form the mustache halves.
- Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Hat:
- With red yarn, create a magic circle and chain 1.
- Make 6 SC into the magic circle.
- Rounds 2-13: Follow a pattern of increases as described, with SC in stitches between increases. The exact increase strategy varies by round to shape the hat.
- Switch to white yarn for the trim, using reverse SC or a similar effect for a fluffy border.
Assembly:
- Sew the ears, mustache, and beard to the head.
- Embroider the nose with beige yarn and the mouth with pink yarn between Rounds 8 and 9.
- Attach the hat, optionally making it removable or sewing it in place.
- Create a loop with yarn for hanging the ornament.
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