How to Make an Adorable Crochet Christmas Santa

Crochet Christmas Santa Overview

Crochet Christmas Santa is an adorable and festive addition to your holiday decor! With its jolly red suit, fluffy white beard, and tiny black boots, this little Santa brings a touch of charm to any room. Whether placed on your mantelpiece, hanging on the Christmas tree, or adorning your table setting, this handmade creation adds a warm and whimsical touch to your festivities.

Materials Needed

Crochet hook 3.5 mm for the nose and pom pom and 4.5 mm for Santa’s head.

Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Holidays Sparkle (4) – 100% cotton, or any other medium worsted weight yarn. Colors: red, beige, and white.

Other Materials: Plastic eyes, yarn needle.

Common Abbreviations of Crochet Stitches

• ch – chain
• MR – magic ring
• Beg – beginning
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• yo – yarn over
• st – stitch
• sl st – slip stitch

Crochet Christmas Santa Pattern

Round 1: Using beige color yarn, MR, ch2, 12 dc, join to beg st (12). Cut the yarn and weave in ends. Change to white yarn color.

Round 2: ch 2, 1 dc into the same st, 2 dc in each st, join to beg st (24).

Beard Instructions

Row 3: [ch 3, skip 1 st, sl st] – repeat 6 times. Turn.

Row 4: ch 1, *[sc, 3 dc, sc] – in ch-3 space, repeat from * 6 times. Turn.

Row 5: ch 1, sl st in st that we skipped in Row 3, [ch 3, sl st in st that we skipped in Row 3] – repeat 5 times. Turn.

Row 6: ch 1, *[sc, 3 dc, sc] – in ch-3 space, repeat from * 5 times. Turn.

Row 7: ch 1, sl st around dc of Round 2 (beige dc), [ch 3, sl st around next dc of Round 2] – repeat 4 times. Turn.

Row 8: ch 1, *[sc, 3 dc, sc] – in ch-3 space, repeat from * 4 times. Turn.

Cut the yarn and weave in end.

Crochet Santa’s Hat

On the right side, skip one stitch after the beard and attach a red color.

Row 1: ch 2, 3 dc into the next 3 ST, 3 hdc into the next 3 ST, 2 sc into the next 2 ST, sl st. Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, 3 sc into the next 3 ST, 2 hdc into the next 2 ST, 2 dc into the next 2 ST, hdc, sl st. Turn.

Row 3: ch 1, skip first ST, 5 sc into the next 5 ST, 3 sl st, ch 5, and now we will work in back ridges: sc, 4 dc into the next 4 ridges. Cut the yarn leaving 10 cm tail. Sew the hat’s tip to Santa’s head.

Using 3.5 mm crochet hook, attach white color to the hat’s tip and crochet a puff stitch that will imitate a pom pom.

Puff Stitch Instructions

Puff stitch: ch2, yo, [insert the hook into the same stitch and draw up a loop, yo] – repeat 5 times, yo and pull through all loops on your hook.

Nose Instructions

Round 1: MR, 6 sc, join with sl st.

Round 2: Ch 1, 6 sc, join with sl st.

Cut the yarn leaving a 10 cm tail. Using a yarn needle, pick up front loops and pull tight to close, making the nose look like a little button. Sew the nose and glue eyes.