Crochet Santa #A549

MEASUREMENTS LEGS (worked from base up in continuous spirals)

First Leg
Height cm 21
Using 3.00mm hook and C3, work 6dc into mr.
Yarn Required: 1st round: Inc once in each dc … 12dc.
Lincraft DK 8ply 100g balls 2nd round: [1dc in next dc, inc in next dc] 6 times …
Main Colour 18dc.
(MC – fire red) 1 3rd round: [1dc in each of next 2dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 24dc.
1st Colour 4th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
(C1 - white) 1 Rep 4th round 3 times.
2nd Colour Change to MC.
(C2 - buff) 1 8th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
3rd Colour
Rep 8th round 4 times.
(C3 - black) 1
Fasten off leaving tail for sewing.

Second Leg
Rep 1st to 8th rounds as First Leg but do not finish off.
DIFFICULTY  Cont with Body patt as folls.
CROCHET HOOK BODY (worked from legs to neck in continuous
A 3.00mm crochet hook or size needed so that no holes spirals)
appear in stitches through which stuffing may show. With First Leg held against Second Leg:
1st round: 1dc in each dc around First Leg, cont to work
REQUIREMENTS 1dc in each dc around Second Leg … 48dc.
Wool needle for sewing up. 2nd round: 1dc in each dc to end.
12mm safety eyes. Rep 2nd round 4 times.
Lincraft siliconised stuffing premium soft fill. Use tail left from First Leg to sew up small hole between
A stitch marker (optional). Legs. Sew in this end.
Stuff Legs.
TENSION Change to C3.
Tension is not important for this project. 7th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 7th round once.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS Change to MC.
mr = magic ring (alternatively 3ch, sl st into beg ch and 9th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
dc into ring). 10th round: [1dc in each of next 6dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
blo = back loop only. 6 times … 42dc.
flo = front loop only. 11th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 11th round once.
13th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 36dc.
14th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 14th round once.
16th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 30dc.

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17th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 17th round once.
19th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 24dc.
20th round: [1dc in each of next 2dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 18dc.
Fasten off leaving tail for sewing. Stuff.
HEAD (worked from top of head in continuous
spirals)
Using 3.00mm hook and C2, work 6dc into mr.
1st round: Inc once in each dc … 12dc.
2nd round: [1dc in next dc, inc in next dc] 6 times …
18dc.
3rd round: [1dc in each of next 2dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 24dc.
4th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 30dc.
5th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 36dc.
6th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 42dc.
7th round: [1dc in each of next 6dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 48dc.
8th round: [1dc in each of next 7dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 54dc.
9th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 9th round 6 times.
16th round: [1dc in each of next 7dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 48dc.
17th round: [1dc in each of next 6dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 42dc.
18th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 36dc.
Insert 12mm safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11,
approx 6 sts apart.
19th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 30dc.
20th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 24dc.
21st round: [1dc in each of next 2dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
6 times … 18dc.
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Stuff.
ARMS (make 2 – worked in continuous spirals)
Using 3.00mm hook and C1, work 6dc into mr.
1st round: Inc once in each dc … 12dc.
2nd round: [1dc in next dc, inc in next dc] 6 times … 18dc.
3rd round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 3rd round twice.
6th round: Worked in flo. Inc once in each dc … 36dc.
Fasten off and sew in end.
Attach MC to blo of 5th round.
7th round: Worked in blo. 1dc in each dc to end … 18dc.
8th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, 1dc over next 2dc] 3
times … 15dc.
9th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, 1dc over next 2dc] 3
times … 12dc.
10th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Start to stuff.
Rep 10th round 7 times.
18th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, 1dc over next 2dc]
twice … 10dc.
19th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Complete stuffing.
Don’t overstuff end.
HAT (worked from top to bottom in continuous
spirals)
Using 3.00mm hook and C1, work 6dc into mr.
1st round: Inc once in each dc … 12dc.
2nd round: [1dc in next dc, inc in next dc] 6 times … 18dc.
3rd round: [1dc in next dc, 1dc over next 2dc] 6 times
… 12dc.
4th round: [1dc over next 2dc] 6 times … 6dc.
Change to MC.
5th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Stuff end gently.
6th round: [1dc in each of next 2dc, inc in next dc] twice
… 8dc.
7th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, inc in next dc] twice
… 10dc.
8th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, inc in next dc] twice
… 12dc.
9th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, inc in next dc] twice
… 14dc.
10th round: [1dc in each of next 6dc, inc in next dc]
twice … 16dc.
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11th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, inc in next dc] 4 MOUSTACHE (Make 2)
times … 20dc. Using 3.00mm hook and C1, make 6ch. Work back along ch.
12th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, inc in next dc] 4 1st row: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1htr in next ch, 1tr in
times … 24dc. next ch, 1htr in next ch, 1dc in last ch … 5 sts.
13th round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, inc in next dc] 6 Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.
times … 30dc.
14th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, inc in next dc] 6 BOOT CUFFS (Make 2)
times … 36dc. Using 3.00mm hook and C3, make 30ch. Work back along ch.
15th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, inc in next dc] 6 1st row: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each ch to end
times … 42dc. … 29dc.
16th round: [1dc in each of next 6dc, inc in next dc] 6 Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.
times … 48dc.
17th round: [1dc in each of next 7dc, inc in next dc] 6 FINISHING
times … 54dc. Pinning before sewing is highly recommended.
18th round: 1dc in each dc to end. Sew Head to top of Body. Add extra stuffing before
Rep 18th round 5 times. sewing closed. Sew Boot Cuffs to rounds 7 to 8 of Legs.
Change to C1. Flatten end of Arms and sew to sides of Body at round 31.
24th round: 1dc in each dc to end. Sew Nose to front of Head between eyes at round 11 and
25th round: Worked in flo. 1dc in each dc to end. 12. Flatten Beard and sew end closed. Sew centrally to
26th round: Worked in blo of 24th round. 1dc in each dc front of Head between rounds 13 and 14 just under Nose.
to end. Sew Moustache facing diagonally outwards slightly under
Fasten off leaving tail for sewing. either side of Nose. Position Hat to sit directly above eyes
and angled to touch Beard corners. Sew in place.
BEARD (worked in continuous spirals) Sew in all ends.
Using 3.00mm hook and C1, work 6dc into mr.
1st round: Inc once in each dc … 12dc.
2nd round: Inc once in each dc … 24dc.
3rd round: [1dc in each of next 3dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 30dc.
4th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
5th round: [1dc in each of next 4dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 36dc.
6th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
7th round: [1dc in each of next 5dc, inc in next dc] 6
times … 42dc.
8th round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Rep 8th round 4 times.
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Flatten.

NOSE (worked in continuous spirals)

Using 3.00mm hook and C2, work 5dc into mr.
1st round: 1dc in each dc to end.
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing.

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