Crochet Santa Claus Christmas Ornament

I’m so happy (and a bit sad) to be bringing you the 25th and final installment of the 25 Days of Christmas Traditions Crochet-a-Long here on my blog!

It has been my favorite series to date, full of holiday sweets, cherished characters, and some surprises too!

And let’s not forget about all of those traditions – each ornament is accompanied by a very special tradition to take part in during the holidays.

(Watch out later today for a free printable list of all the ornaments and traditions for gift giving or just keeping a record of your own!)

Without further ado, I bring you my favorite ornament of the whole series:

Santa Claus!

This jolly fella is so cute and sweet, he is the epitome of Christmas cheer!

He is a kind shining beacon of hope and love for children (and adults) everywhere around the holidays – something tells me he is that way all year round.

And thus is the Santa spirit!

THE TRADITION: Vow to carry the Santa spirit all through the year! I will be celebrating the Santa spirit by talking with my family about how I plan to exude kindness, love, acceptance, and generosity for all of the year.

And of course we will watch my all-time favorite Christmas movie – The Year Without a Santa Claus!

This old movie really highlights everything that I feel about the holidays: love over hate, friendliness, and kindness all being so much more important than Santa’s gifts.

Celebrate each other and put your Santa hat on!

PATTERN

• Get the ad-free, large print, printable PDF pattern from Etsy HERE.
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Materials:

–Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in red, white, and ecru

–Size C 2.75 crochet hook

–Safety eyes (I get THESE for a deal on Amazon!)

–Tapestry needle

*Don’t join your rounds, simply place a stitch marker in the first st of each round and move it up with each round

Head:

With ecru make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc in each around (12)

Round 3: 2 Sc in first, Sc in next, repeat around (18)

Round 4: 2 Sc, Sc in next 2, repeat around (24)

Round 5: 2 Sc, Sc in next 3, repeat around (30)

Round 6: 2 Sc, Sc in next 4, repeat around (36)

Round 7: 2 Sc, Sc in next 5, repeat around (42)

Rounds 8-13: Sc in each around (42)

Round 14: Sc decrease, Sc next 5, repeat around (36)

Round 15: Sc decrease, Sc next 4, repeat around (30)

Round 16: Sc decrease, Sc next 3, repeat around (24)

-Stop here and make the hat, nose, and beard (below), then proceed on with the head

-Stuff with polyfil until firm

Round 17: Sc decrease, Sc next 2, repeat around (18)

Round 18: Sc decrease, Sc next, repeat around (12)

Round 19: Sc decrease 6 times (6)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing, sew through each st of Round 19 to cinch up the bottom, weave ends

 

Hat:

With white Ch 37, sl st in first Ch (next to the slip knot), Ch 1 , Sc in each st around (36)

Round 2: Sc in each around (36)

*Color change to red

Rounds 3-5: Sc around (36)

Round 6: Sc decrease, Sc next 4, repeat around (30)

Round 7: Sc decrease, Sc next 3, repeat around (24)

Round 8: Sc decrease, Sc next 2, repeat around (18)

Round 9: Sc decrease, Sc next, repeat around (12)

Round 10: Sc decrease 6 times (6)

Rounds 11-16: Sc around (6)

Round 17: Sc decrease 3 times (3)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing, sew through each st of Round 17 to cinch up the bottom

-Sew hat onto head and sew Round 17 to the side of the hat (bent down as shown)

-Make a small white pom pom and sew to Round 17 once the hat is attached (it’s easier to sew this on after the hat is in place!)

 

Nose:

With ecru, make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring, sl st to join, finish off leaving a long tail for sewing

-Sew onto Round 10 of head

-Place safety eyes with 2 sts between them just above the nose

Mustache:

*make 2 pieces

With white, make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc, Sc in next, repeat around (9)

Round 3: 2 Sc, Sc in next 4, repeat around (12)

Round 4: Sc in each around (12)

Round 5: Sc decrease, Sc in next 4, repeat around (9)

Round 6: Sc decrease, Sc in next, repeat around (6)

Round 7: Sc 3 times (3)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing, sew through each st of Round 7 to cinch up the bottom

-Sew each mustache piece to the head just under the nose

 

Beard:

*The beard is made up of 5 half-spheres all sewn to the bottom of the head.

Largest Size Beard Ball:

*make 1

With white, make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc in each around (12)

Round 3: 2 Sc, Sc in next, repeat around (18)

Rounds 4-5: Sc in each around (18)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing to the center of the head

Middle Size Beard Ball:

*make 2

With white, make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc in each around (12)

Rounds 3-4: Sc in each around (12)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing to either side of the largest beard ball

Smallest Size Beard Ball:

*make 2

With white, make a magic ring, Ch 1, 6 Sc inside ring (6)

Round 2: Sc in each around (6)

-Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing to either side of the middle size beard balls

-Weave all ends

 

-Return to finishing the head

 

Don’t forget to PIN this project to your Pinterest boards!

 

What is your Santa spirit all about & how will you incorporate all that love into your year?