How to Crochet Mini Santa Amigurumi For Christmas

This crochet mini Santa amigurumi will complement your decorations for Christmas. The designer crocheted it professionally and even though little, possessed every little detail of the Santa: belt, pom-pom on hat, and many more tiny details. So, learn how to crochet this Santa following the written pattern in this post.

Supplies Needed

The designer of this pattern used the following supplies to crochet this adorable Santa. You can also gather the exact material and tools and get similar results.

• Yarn (beige, black, red, white textured). the designer used beige - Alize Bella (180 m/50 g), black - Vita Brilliant (380 m /100 g), red - Alize Angora Real 40 (480 m/100 g), white textured - Alize Softy (115 m/50 g). Any yarn can be used.
• Crochet hook, the designer used Clover size 1.5 mm.
• Plastic eyes size 3 mm, glue.
• Yellow thread for buckle.
• Polyester fiberfill, needle, pins, scissors.

Crochet Mini Santa Pattern

Are you ready to learn how to crochet mini Santa? Follow through this crochet pattern written by the designer of this amigurumi:

Abbreviations

• MR - magic (amigurumi) ring
• ch-chain
• SC - - single crochet
• BLO - work in back loops only
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• slst - slip stitch

Arms (make 2)

Beige.

• 1- 6 sc in MR
• 2-(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
• 3-4 9 sc (2 rounds) Change to red.
• 5- BLO 9 SC
• 6-10-9 sc (5 rounds)
• Do not stuff, fold the arm in half and work 4 sc. Cut off the thread, the arms will be crocheted into the body. Attach a white textured yarn to the 4th round and work 9 sc around the arm. Cut off the thread, and weave in the ends.

Legs (make 2)

Black.

• 1 - 6 sc in MR
• 2-6 inc (12)
• 3-(1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
• 4-18 sc
• 5-2 sc, 4 Dec, 8 sc (14) 62 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc (12) work 8 more sc (to the middle of the back) and change to red.
• 7- BLO 12 sc
• 8-11-12 sc (4 rounds) - stuff. Cut the thread on the first leg, make the second leg similarly, do not cut the thread on the second leg. Attach the black thread to 6th round of the leg and work 12 slst around. Secure the thread, and weave in the ends.
• Continue crocheting the body.

Body

• Make 3 ch from the second leg and join the chain to the first leg, then work:
• 12-12 sc on the first leg, inc, 1 sc, inc (increases in front), 12 sc on the second leg, 3 sc (32)
• 12 BLO 32 sc
• 14-15-32 sc (2 rounds)
• Change to black.
• 16-17-32 sc (2 rounds)
• Change to red.
• 18-32 sc
• 19-2 decreases on the sides (30)
• 20-(3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
• 21-24 Sc
• 22-(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
• 23 - crochet the arms in this round symmetrically on the sides, 18 sc
• 24-(1 sc, dec)*6 (12) - stuff.
• Change to beige.
• 25-12 sc
• Next crochet the head, do not cut off the thread.

Head

• 26 12 inc (24)
• 27-(3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
• 28-33-30 sc (6 rounds)
• 34-(3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
• 35-(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
• 36 (1 sc, dec)*6 (12) - stuff the neck and head.
• 37-6 dec
• Cut the thread, tighten the opening with a needle, secure the thread, and weave in the ends.
  Attach the white textured yarn to the 12th round of the body and work 32 sc around, making a slst in the end. Secure the threads, and weave in the ends.

Beard

• White textured yarn. Leave a long thread end, in the beginning, to use it for sewing the beard. Work in turning rows = make 1 ch and turn at the end of the row.
• 1 - 7 ch, starting from the second stitch from the hook 6 SC
• 2- dec, 2sc, dec (4)
• 3-4 sc
• 4- 2 dec
• 5-1 dec
• Cut off and secure the thread, weave in the end.

Hat

• Make 27 ch with the red yarn and join the chain in a circle
  with a slst. Work in rounds.
• 1-2-27 sc (2 rounds)
• 3-(7 sc, dec)*3 (24)
• 4-5-24 sc (2 rounds)
• 6-(6 sc, dec)*3 (21)
• 7-8-21 sc (2 rounds)
• 9-(5 sc, dec)*3 (18)
• 10-11-18 sc (2 rounds)
• 12-(4 sc, dec)*3 (15)
• 13-14-15 sc (2 rounds)
• 15-(3 sc, dec)*3 (12)
• 16-17-12 sc (2 rounds)
• 18-(2 sc, dec)*3 (9)
• 19-9 sc
• 20 - (1 sc, dec)*3 (6)
• 21-6 sc
• Cut off the thread, pull the stitches with a needle, and weave in the ends. Make a pompon with the white textured yarn: make 6 sc in MR, slst into the first stitch. Leave a thread for sewing and then sew on the pompon to the tip of the hat. Next, attach the white textured yarn to the edge of the hat and work 27 sc around, make a slst in the end, secure the thread, and weave in the ends. The hat is ready.

Assembly

• Glue on the eyes between the 5th and 6th rounds of the head (counting from the beginning of crocheting the head), there are 6 sc between the eyes. Embroider a nose with the beige yarn between 4th and 5th rounds, 2 sc wide.
• Sew on the beard under the nose.
• Put the hat on and sew it to the head.
• Embroider a buckle on the black belt with a fine yellow thread, width is 2 sc, height is 1 sc (see pic.).

Designer: Scandistyle_dolls On Instagram