Santa Christmas Decoration

How are you getting along with your festive projects?

 

Do you need a quick and easy new idea?  How about a crochet Santa?

 

 

 

 

 

Crochet Santa Decoration 

 

This pattern is written using UK terminology.

 

Requirements:

 

A little red, white & pink DK yarn

3.5mm crochet hook

Black or navy yarn for the face

A small jingle bell

 

Instructions:

 

Using white ~

Make a foundation chain of 20chain stitches. Join to form a circle.

Rounds 1 - 4

Chain 3, then make a tc in every chain stitch all around.

Join with a slip stitch. 20sts.

 

Change to pink ~

Work 4 further rounds

 

Change to white ~

Work a further 2 rounds

 

Change to red ~

Work a further 4 rounds

 

Next round - Chain 3, *1tc, work next two stitches together, repeat from * all around.

 

Work a further 5 rounds, decreasing one stitch on every round.

 

Sew up the back seam.

 

Embroider a face - eyes, nose, mouth in a dark colour, & a moustache in white.

 

Stuff lightly.

 

Sew along the bottom.

 

Add a little silver or gold jingle bell and a hanging cord to the top of the hat.

 

For a long hat variation - work as above until joining in the red.
Using red work in rounds decreasing one stitch in every round until 3sts.

Finish off as above.

 

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/santa-christmas-decoration