Retirement Christmas Crochet Santa

Crochet Recipe for Retirement Christmas Santa

Materials:

• Yarn: Red, green, white, black, and beige (DK or worsted weight)
• Hook: 3.0–3.5 mm crochet hook
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
• Accessories: Safety eyes (8 mm), mini clock ornament, and thin wire for candy cane
• 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, work as you did for the head but slightly longer.
2. Add green and white stripes for a festive look.

Santa’s Hat:

1. Begin with red yarn, making a pointed cone by increasing gradually.
2. Alternate red and green stripes, finishing with a white trim and a pompom.

Santa’s Boots:

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

Beard:

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

Candy Cane:

1. Create a wire frame and wrap red and white yarn around it, securing the ends.

Clock Accessory:

1. Attach a mini clock ornament to Santa’s hand or base.

Assembly:

1. Sew the head to the body, then attach the hat, beard, and boots.
2. Position Santa holding the candy cane and clock accessory.

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