The first pattern in our Twelve Days of Christmas Crochet Ornaments is the Santa.
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Free Crochet Ornaments- Santa
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Head
Rnd1: Starting at the top of your santa head with skin colored yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Sc , inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: Sc x 18 (18)
Rnd5: [Sc x 2, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd6: [Sc x 3, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd7: Sc x 30 (30)
Rnd8: [Sc x 8, dec] x 3 (27)
Rnd9: You will be placing your safety eyes in this round. Sc x 10, place your first eye in the last stitch you just did, sc x 3, place your second eye in the last stitch, sc x 14 (27)
Rnd10-11: Sc x 27 (27)
Rnd12: You will start decreasing your ornament closed, so please stuff your ornament firmly as you are working from this point on. Sc, [sc x 3, dec] x 5, sc (22)
Rnd13-14: Sc x 22 (22)
Rnd15: Sc, [sc x 2, dec] x 5, sc (17)
Rnd16: Sc, dec x 8 (9)
Rnd17: Dec x 4, sc (5)
Rnd18: Dec x 2 closed, fasten off (2)
Santa Hat
Rnd1: Starting at the tip of your santa hat with red yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2-4: Sc x 6 (6)
Rnd5: [Inc, sc x 2] x 2 (8)
Rnd6: Sc x 8 (8)
Rnd7: [Sc, inc] x 4 (12)
Rnd8: Sc x 12 (12)
Rnd9: [Sc x 2, inc] x 4 (16)
Rnd10: Sc x 16 (16)
Rnd11: Sc, [sc x 2, inc] x 5 (21)
Rnd12: Sc, [sc, inc] x 10 (31)
Rnd13: Sc, [sc x 4, inc] x 6 (37)
Rnd14: Sc x 37 (37)
Rnd15: Sc x 2, [sc x 5, dec] x 5 (32)
Rnd16: Switch to white yarn and sc x 32 (32)
Rnd17-19: Sc x 32, fasten off at the end of
Rnd19 (32)
Ball On Top Of Santa Hat
Rnd1: With white red yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Rnd2-5: Sc x 6 (6)
Rnd6: Dec X 3 closed, fasten off (3)
Ear (make two)
Rnd1: With skin colored yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6 sc in the second chain from your hook (6)
Assembly
Stuff your santa hat firmly. I use dressmaking pins to hold the hat in place while sewing it on. Also sew the ball on-top of your santa hat. Sew on the ears, eyebrows, beard and I also added hair. Weave in all your ends and trim them.
