MATERIALS
4mm crochet hook 10mm safety eyes Tapestry needle Stuffing
Red medium-weight White medium-weight Tan medium-weight
Black medium-weight
Scissors
yarn (42 yds) yarn (30 yds) yarn (6 yds) yarn (3 yds) (not included)
HOW TO READ
A WOOBLES PATTERN ABBREVIATIONS
This pattern is written in US
Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x6 (18) terminology, and crocheted in
continuous rounds. Watch video
Round
tutorials at [Link]/tutorials
What stitches to do this round, and
how many times
blo
back loop only
ch
chain
Total number of stitches in this round dc
double crochet
dec
(invisible) decrease
For round 3, repeat the pattern in the brackets 6 times. hdc
half double crochet
The pattern is: single crochet in 1 stitch, then increase inc
increase (2 sc in the same hole)
stitch in the next stitch. Because an increase is actually rnd
round
2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch of the sc
single crochet
previous round, the total number of stitches in this sk st
skip stitch
round is 18. sl st
slip stitch
3 dc cluster 3 double crochet cluster
S A N TA
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HEAD & BODY Stuff the piece, shaping it so it’s flat on the
bottom.
With tan, white, and red yarn.
Rnd 20. 8 dec (8)
TIP Keep track of where you are by placing a
stitch marker in the first stitch of the current Fasten off leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with
round. the tail; then use it to pull the yarn tail through the
front loops of each stitch. Pull tight to close the
Rnd 1.
(tan yarn) start 6 sc in a magic loop remaining gap.
(6)
Rnd 2.
6 inc (12)
Rnd 3.
[sc, inc] x 6 (18)
BOTTOM O F THE BO DY
Rnd 4.
[2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
With white yarn.
Rnd 5. 24 sc (24)
Step 1.
TIP Your piece might start curling - that’s totally
Sl st join into the first remaining front loop of
normal. For a neater final look, push the
round 17.
middle of your piece until it curves the other
way. This makes the “right side” face out. TIP sl st join m eans slip stitch join.
Then keep crocheting to the left. If you’re a
lefty, keep crocheting to the right. S tep 2.
S c into each remaining front loop of round 17 (32)
Rnd 6.
[5 sc, inc] x 4 (28)
Rnds 7-9.
28 sc (28)
Invisible fasten off, leaving a tail. Thread a needle
Rnd 10.
(switch to white yarn) [6 sc, inc] x 4 with the yarn tail; then hide the tail in the body.
(32)
1 2
Cut the tan yarn.
Rnd 11. (switch to red yarn) 32 sc (32)
Cut the white yarn.
Rnds 12-16.
32 sc (32)
Rnd 17. 32 sc blo (32)
TIP blomeans to do the stitch through the back
loop only.
A ttach the eyes between rounds 7 and 8 with a 4-
stitch space between them. If this amigurumi is for
a baby or pet, embroider the eyes instead.
Rnd 18.
[2 sc, dec] x 8 (24)
Rnd 19. [sc, dec] x 8 (16)
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BELT
Step 2.
Sl st into the next 31 stitches around the body.
With black yarn. Surface crochet a belt between
rounds 15 and 16 of the body.
Step 3.
Invisible fasten off to the first slip stitch, and hide
Step 1.
the yarn tails.
Sl st join into a stitch between rounds 15 and 16 on
the back of the body.
1 2
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BELT BUCKLE
Step 4.
Insert the needle back into the same stitch it went
Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of white into the piece in Step 3, and pull it out at the
yarn. Embroider a buckle over the belt:
bottom of the right line.
Step 1.
Step 5.
Insert the needle anywhere on the right side of the Insert the needle into the same hole as the bottom
body, and pull it out just above the stitch to the of the left line. Pull the needle out of the same hole
right of the center of the body, above the belt. in the body that it originally went into, so that both
Leave a 6-inch yarn tail.
yarn tails are coming out of the same hole.
Step 2.
Step 6.
Insert the needle one round below, just under the Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the
belt. Pull the needle out two stitches to the left, surface of the body as possible. Hide the yarn in
under the belt.
the body.
Step 3.
Insert the needle one round above, just above the
belt. Pull the needle out two stitches to the right, in
the same hole as the top of the right line.
1 2 3
4 5 6
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NOSE
Step 3.
Insert the needle into the same hole as the left side
Thread a needle with an arm’s length of tan yarn. of the nose once more, and pull the needle out of
Embroider a line between the eyes, between the same hole in the body that it originally went
rounds 8 and 9 and two stitches wide:
into, so that both yarn tails are coming out of the
Step 1.
same hole.
Insert the needle somewhere on right side of the Step 4.
body, and pull it out between rounds 8 and 9, where Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the
you want the right side of the nose to be. Leave a surface of the body as possible. Hide the yarn in
6-inch tail.
the body.
Step 2.
Insert the needle two stitches to the left, where you
want the left side of the nose to be. Pull it out of the
same hole as the right side of the nose.
1 2
3 4
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EYEBROWS
Step 4.
Insert the needle one round down and two stitches
Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of white to the left. Pull the needle out one stitch to the
yarn. Each eyebrow should be one round tall and right and one round up. Make sure the needle
two stitches wide on round 6.
comes out under the white line you just made.
Step 1.
Step 5.
Insert the needle somewhere on the right side of Insert the needle into the same hole it just came
the body, and pull it out of the hole one round up out of, above the line you made in step 4. Pull the
and two stitches to the right of the right eye, needle out where it originally went into the piece,
between rounds 6 and 7. Leave a 6-inch yarn tail.
so that both tails are coming out of the same hole.
Step 2.
Step 6.
Insert the needle one round up and two stitches to Tie a knot with both tails and hide them.
the left. Pull it out one stitch to the right. Make sure
the needle comes out under the white line you just
made.
Step 3.
Insert the needle into the same hole it just came
out of, above the line you made in step 2. Pull the
needle out three stitches to the left.
1 2 3
4 5 6
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ARMS Step 1.
Ch 1.
With tan and red yarn (make two).
Step 2.
Rnd 1.
(tan yarn) start 6 sc in a magic loop (6)
Flatten the arm and insert the hook into the first
Rnd 2.
[2 sc, inc] x 2 (8)
two stitches across from each other. Sc.
Rnd 3. (switch to red yarn) 8 sc (8)
Step 3.
Cut the tan yarn. Continue to sc together the remaining three pairs
of stitches.
Rnd 4. 8 sc (8)
Fasten off leaving a long tail.
1 2
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ARM EMBROIDERY
Step 5.
Insert the needle one stitch to the right, and pull it
Thread a needle with an arm’s length of white yarn. out of the same hole as the right tip of the previous
Embroider a cuff on each sleeve:
line.
Step 1.
Step 6.
Insert the needle above the color change jump Insert the needle into the tip of the last line you
from tan to red. Pull the needle out one round made, and pull the needle out of the end of the first
below the color change. Leave a 6-inch tail.
line you made.
Step 2.
Step 7.
Insert the needle one stitch to the left, and pull it Repeat steps 2-6 around the arm to increase the
out one stitch to the the left.
thickness of the lines you made. Make sure the
Step 3.
second line is positioned just above the first, to
Insert the needle one stitch to the right, and pull it better hide the line between the coat and Santa’s
out one stitch to the left.
skin.
Step 4.
Step 8.
Repeat step 3 all the way around the arm. Tie a knot with both yarn tails and hide them.
Step 9.
Sew the arms to either side of Santa’s body,
between rounds 11 and 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9
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BEARD Step 2.
Insert the needle between rounds 7 and 8, eight
With white yarn.
stitches to the right the right eye. Pull the needle
Leave an arm’s length of yarn at the beginning of out one stitch to the left.
the beard. Step 3.
Insert the needle into the beard, from the back to
Row 1.
ch 25 (25)
Row 2. in the second ch from the hook; 3 sc. 3 the front, and pull it out.
sc, 15 hdc, 3 sc, 3 sc in the same st, sl st, Step 4.
ch 1 and turn (28) Insert the needle into the same hole it originally
went into the piece, and pull it out between rounds
TIP hdc means half double crochet.
7 and 8, eight stitches to the left of the left eye.
Row 3. sk st, 8 sl st, [hdc, 3 dc cluster] x 4, hdc, Step 5.
sl st, ch 1 and turn (19) Pull the loose end of the beard around the face.
TIP dc means double crochet. Insert the needle into the top of the left tip of the
beard, from the back to the front, and pull it out.
Row 4.
sk st, 7 sc, sk st, sl st, ch 1 and turn (10)
Row 5. sk st, [hdc, 3 dc cluster] x 3, hdc, sk st, Step 6.
Insert the needle into the same hole it just came
sl st (10)
out of the piece, and pull it out one stitch to the
Fasten off and weave in the yarn tail.
right.
Do not weave in the beginning yarn tail. You will use Step 7.
this to sew the beard to Santa’s head. Make sure the front of the beard is aligned along
round 10, just below the nose on the front of the
ATTACHING THE BEARD face. Use the remaining yarn tail to sew the top of
Step 1.
the beard to the face. The beard should be slightly
Thread a needle with the beginning yarn tail from curved down under the nose.
the beard. Step 8.
Tie a knot with the yarn tail and the right edge of
the beard and hide the yarn tail.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
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MUSTACHE ATTACHING THE MUSTACHE
With white yarn.
Step 1.
Thread a needle with the long yarn tail, and insert
Leave an arm’s length of yarn at the beginning of
the needle into the side of the mustache. Thread
the beard.
the needle through the stitches of the mustache,
Row 1.
ch 7 (7)
and pull the needle out in the center of the
Row 2. sc in the second ch from the hook, hdc mustache.
inc, sl st, hdc inc, sc, sl st (8)
Step 2.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Wrap the yarn around the middle of the mustache,
cinching it in the middle.
Weave in the short yarn tail. Do not weave in the
long yarn tail. You will use this to sew the mustache Step 3.
to Santa’s head. Tie a knot to secure the yarn.
Step 4.
Position the mustache on the head, centered under
the nose, with the mustache sloping downwards.
Step 5.
Use the needle to sew the mustache to the top row
of the beard.
Step 6.
Hide the yarn tail.
1 2 3 4
5 6
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HAT
With red and white yarn.
Rnd 1.
(red yarn) start 6 sc in a magic loop
(6)
Rnd 2.
[sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Rnds 3-4.
9 sc (9)
Rnd 5.
[2 sc, inc] x 3 (12)
Rnds 6-8.
12 sc (12)
Rnd 9.
[sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 10.
[2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnds 11-12.
24 sc (24)
Rnd 13.
[3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 14.
2 sc, inc, sc, hdc, 2 dc, dc inc, dc, hdc,
[2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 2, hdc, dc, dc inc, 2
dc, hdc, sc, inc, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 15. (switch to white yarn) 36 sc (36)
Cut the red yarn.
Rnd 16.
36 sc flo (36)
Rnd 17. 36 sc (36)
Invisible fasten off, and weave in the tail.
Fold the white part of the hat at rounds 15 and 16 to
create a thicker brim on the hat.
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POM-POM
Step 4.
Trim the pom-pom into a tiny ball. Be careful not
With white yarn.
to trim the long tail.
Cut a forearm’s piece of yarn and set aside.
Step 5.
Step 1.
Use the long yarn tail to attach the tail to the end
Wrap yarn around 2 fingers at least 15 times. Cut of the hat.
the yarn.
Step 6.
Step 2.
Insert the needle back into the pom-pom, and
Using the forearm’s piece you set aside, double through the hat. Repeat at least three times to
knot one side around the middle of the looped secure the pom-pom to the hat.
yarn. Leave a long tail.
Step 7.
Step 3.
Fasten off and weave in the yarn tail.
Cut open all of the loops.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7
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SHAPING THE HAT
Step 3.
Insert the needle into the tip of the hat, and pull it
Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of red out one stitch over, so the yarn is not visible from
yarn.
the outside of the hat.
Step 1.
Step 4.
Position the hat so the invisible fasten off is at the Insert the needle back into the hat, from the
back. Fold the end of the hat to the left, at rounds 8 outside to the inside, one stitch over from where it
and 9.
originally came out of the hat.
Step 2.
Step 5.
Insert the needle from the inside of the hat, and Tie a knot with both yarn tails on the inside of the
pull it out between rounds 14 and 15, aligned with hat.
where the hat is folded over.
Step 6.
Weave in the yarn tails or cut them so they are
hidden on the inside of the hat.
1 2 3
4 5 6
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TIPS RIGHT/WRONG SIDE
ROW TIP There’s a so-called “right” and “wrong” side
of crochet.
TIP When crocheting a new row, remember to
skip the first stitch from the hook. And for CROCHETING IN A CHAIN
the first row after a chain, remember to TIP When crocheting into a chain, remember to
crochet in the back loops only. crochet only into the back loops.
BLO CHANGING COLORS
TIP blo means to do the stitch through the back TIP You’re changing colors in the next round.
loop only. Remember to switch colors in the last step
SLIP STITCH JOIN of the stitch before the color change.
TIP sl st join means slip stitch join. TIP To better hide the unused color, hide the
unused color behind the color you’re
SC5TOG crocheting with.
TIP dc5tog means double crochet 5 stitches TIP S ince we’re making stripes that go all
together. It’s also called a bobble stitch. around the bee, instead of crocheting over
the yellow yarn in the upcoming color
FLO
change, you can leave it where it is for a
TIP flo means to do the stitch through the front neater final look. When you switch back to
loop only. yellow yarn, it’ll be right there for you to pick
up again. Remember to change colors in the
BLO
last step of the stitch before the color
TIP blo means to do the stitch through the back change.
loop only.
OVAL
HDC
TIP T his is an oval:
TIP hdc means half double crochet.
STUFFING SMALL PIECES
HDC INC
TIP Since the snout is so small, it can be easier
TIP hdc inc means to crochet 2 hdc in the same to work with if you stuff it with scrap pieces
stitch. of yarn instead of stuffing.
DC
TIP dc means double crochet.
TIP After a ch 1 and turn, always start the next
stitch in the second stitch from the hook.
HENRI THE FROG
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