Crochet Santa with a Christmas Kitten

Crochet Recipe for Santa with Christmas Kitten

Materials:

• Yarn: Red, white, black, beige, pink, green, and brown (DK or worsted weight)
• Hook: 3.0–3.5 mm crochet hook
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
• Accessories: Safety eyes (8 mm), blush, and gold thread for Santa’s belt buckle
• Extras: Tapestry needle, scissors

Abbreviations:

• ch: Chain
• sc: Single crochet
• inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: Decrease (sc2tog)
• sl st: Slip stitch

Instructions:

Santa’s Head:

1. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. (6)
2. Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12)
3. Round 3: 1 sc, inc around. (18)
4. Continue increasing until you have 42 stitches, then sc for 8 rounds.
5. Begin decreasing until the opening closes, stuffing as you go.

Santa’s Body:

1. Start with red yarn, follow similar steps as the head but make it larger.
2. Switch to black yarn for the belt section.

Santa’s Hat:

1. Begin with red yarn, make a cone shape by gradually increasing.
2. Add a white trim using sc stitches.

Beard:

1. Using white yarn, create chains of varying lengths and attach them around the face.

Santa’s Boots:

1. Use black yarn, create two small boot shapes starting with 6 sc in a magic ring.

Kitten’s Head and Body:

1. Head: Beige yarn, follow the same steps as Santa’s head but make it smaller.
2. Body: Continue from the head without cutting the yarn, shaping it into a small torso.

Kitten’s Ears:

1. Make two small triangles and attach them to the head.

Kitten’s Scarf:

1. Ch 30 with green yarn, sc across for 2 rows. Wrap around the kitten’s neck.

Accessories:

1. Add details like the belt buckle (gold thread), blush to the cheeks, and a tiny holly leaf on the kitten.

Assembly:

1. Attach Santa’s head to the body, add the hat and beard.
2. Attach the kitten to Santa’s lap or hand using a tapestry needle.

Note: Here is a pattern suggestion for you to create your own pattern. The end result may vary.