How to Crochet Mini Santa Pattern For Christmas

Santa Clause doll is an excellent idea that nobody will resist at Christmas. So, check out this free crochet mini Santa pattern that is quick to follow in the busy pre-days of Christmas. This will be a detailed doll of Santa with the same tiny clothing and accessories. It is small enough to be used as an ornament or to give in little hands. I shall also provide the abbreviation meanings and materials needed!

Designers: Scandistyle_dolls On Instagram

Supplies Needed

If you want to choose the specific supplies recommended by the designer of the mini crochet Santa Clause amigurumi pattern, I have mentioned them below:

Yarn (beige, black, red, white textured). The designer had 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 had a Clover size of 1.5 mm.
Plastic eyes size 3 mm, glue.
Yellow thread for buckle.
Polyester fiberfill, needle, pins, scissors.

How to Crochet Mini Santa Pattern

In this section, you will find the complete Crochet Mini Santa Pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Pattern Note: All the instructions are written in US terms. If you are a UK learner, compare these terms with the UK and US charts.

Terms and Abbreviations used

Chain (ch)
Single crochet (sc)
Magic Ring (MR)
Increase (inc)
Decrease (dec)
Back loops only (BLO)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Stitch/es (st)s

Pattern:

Arms (make 2) Beige.

16 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)
Santa
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 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 the 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)

Assembly

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.
1. 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 the 4th and 5th rounds, 2 sc wide.
2. Sew on the beard under the nose.
3. Put the hat on and sew it to the head.
4. Embroider a buckle on the black belt with a fine yellow thread; width is 2 sc, height is 1 sc (see pic.)