Tiny Santa |
Tiny Santa
Size:
Measures around 5" (12.5cm) in height
Requires:
DK yarn – red, black, and white for body, flesh colour for face, a small length of yellow and blue
3.5mm needles
Polyester stuffing
Small jingle bell (optional)
Instructions:
Knitted in one piece
Begin with the Front Legs
Leg 1 ~
Using black, cast on 5sts and knit 4 rows
Using red, knit 6 rows
Break off yarn, leave stitches on the needle
Leg 2 ~
Work exactly as first leg
Front Body~
Knit across leg 2, then leg 1 (10sts)
Knit 3 more rows
Using black, knit 2 rows
Using red, knit 2 rows
Front Arms ~
Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts (15sts)
Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts (20sts)
Knit 7 rows
Cast off 6sts, knit to end of row (14sts)
Cast off 6sts, knit to end of row (8sts)
Knit a row
Head ~
Using flesh colour, stocking stitch 18 rows
Back Arms ~
Rejoin red and knit a row
Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts (14sts)
Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts (20sts)
Knit 7 rows
Cast off 5sts, knit to end of row (15sts)
Cast off 5sts, knit to end of row (10sts)
Back Body~
Knit 2 rows
Using black, knit 2 rows
Using red, knit 4 rows
Back Legs ~
Leg 1 ~
Work on first 5sts only, knit 6 rows
Using black, knit 5 rows
Cast off
Leg 2 ~
Work exactly as first leg
Cast off
To complete ~
Fold in half and sew around. (Sew it with right sides facing - leave a little gap, turn it right side out, add polyester toy stuffing, and close the little gap).
Add features using a length of black / blue yarn for eyes - and a belt buckle using yellow
Beard ~
Using white, cast on 12sts
Knit a row
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog
Repeat the last 2 rows until 2sts remain
K2tog, fasten off
Sew on to face
Hat ~
Using white, cast on 22sts
Knit 2 rows
Using red, knit 2 rows
(K5, k2tog) 3 times, k1
Knit a row
(K4, k2tog) 3 times, k1
Knit a row
(K3, k2tog) 3 times, k1
Knit a row
(K2, k2tog) 3 times, k1
Knit a row
(K1, k2tog) 3 times, k1
Knit a row
(K2tog) 3 times, k1 (4sts)
Knit
K2tog, k2tog
K2tog
Fasten off
Add a little jingle bell if desired.
Sew hat on to head
THANK-YOU SO MUCH, will be going to local hospital for Christmas.
ReplyDeletemini santa is adorable.... thank you
ReplyDeleteLove him. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI hope to put some of these in my preemie packages.