Santa Doll

Crochet pattern

by Vasileva Olga
 Hello!
My name is Olga.
The designer of this
crochet pattern.

This pattern is available only

in ENGLISH

This crochet pattern will help you to make amigurumi crocheted Santa doll.

This tutorial is easy to follow.

It includes 12 pages of description how to make the toy and 53 step-by-step
photo of process.

Difficulty: medium, but you must know main stitches: single crochet,
increase, decrease.

Please note that you can use any yarn color.

The materials suggested in this pattern will help you create the Santa doll
that will be identical to the one in the photos.
If you decide to use the suggested materials and tools, your toy will be about
9.84 inches (25 cm) in height if done with 1.75 hook.

If you have questions or difficulties in crocheting, you can ask me and I will
gladly help you! Please contact me on instagram @mamavyaz or at:
olavasileva90@mail.ru

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The use of pictures/patterns for resale purposes is prohibited.
 Materials and tools

Sport weight/4ply yarn Yarn Art jeans (50g/165m)

Of red, beige, black, white, brown colors.
Alize softy baby 100% polyester (50g/115m) of white color
crochet hook - 1.75 mm or any type you prefer
safety eyes 10 mm size
plastic or cardboard for the shoes
a wire
fiberfill
beads
scissors
needle for embroidery and sewing pieces
pins for attaching details
markers

Abbreviations
MR - Magic ring
sc - single crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
sl st - slip stitch
ch - chain
BLO - back loops only
FLO - front loops only
*6 - number of repeats
(12) - total number of stitches in a round
 Hands (make 2)

Start crocheting with beige thread.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
4-5. 15 sc (2 rounds)
6. (3 sc, dec) * 3 (12)
7. (2 sc, dec) * 3 (9)
8-20. 9 sc (13 rounds)
Change color to red. 1
21. 9 sl st
22-28. 9 sc (7 rounds)
Fill in the hand with fiberfill. Fasten off. (photo 1)

Legs -> body -> head

First crochet the left leg, then the right leg.

Stuff with fiberfill as you crochet.
Start crocheting shoes with black thread.
Make chain 6, start to crochet on the second chain from the hook:
1. 4 sc, 3 sc in the last loop on the other side off the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
2. inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
3. 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 2 (24)
4. 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) * 3, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) * 2 (30)
At this stage, you can cut the sole (2 pieces) from a thin plastic or
cardboard. (photo 2)
5. BLO: 30 sc

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Change color to red.
6-8. 30 sc (3 rounds)
9. 7 sc, (1 sc, dec) * 5, 8 sc (25)
Insert the cut sole onto the bottom of the shoes.
10. 25 sc
2
11. 7 sc, 5 dec, 8 sc (20)
12. 20 sc (photo 3)
Change color to beige.
13. BLO: (3 sc, dec) * 4 (16)
14. (2 sc, dec) * 4 (12) (photo 4)
15-27. 12 sc (13 rounds)
Change color to white. 3
28. (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
29. 15 sc - for the left leg, cut the thread and hide.
30. 9 sc - for the right leg. Do not cut the thread.
Fill in the legs with fiberfill, firmly. (photo 5)
Continue crocheting:
Make 3 ch, attach the legs. (photo 6)
31. 15 sc in the left leg, 3 sc on the chain, 4
15 sc in the right leg, 3 sc on the chain,
place marker (36) (photo 7)

6 7

2
32. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
33. (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
34-35. 48 sc (2 rounds) (photo 8)
Change color to red.
36. (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
37. BLO: 42 sc 8
Change color to black.
38. 42 sl st
39-40. 42 sc (2 rounds)
Change color to red.
41. 42 sl st (photo 9)
42. (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
43-44. 36 sc (2 rounds)
9
45. (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
46-51. 30 sc (6 rounds) (photo 10)
Attach the arms:
52. 9 sc on the back, 3 sc by crocheting stitches
in the inner half of the left arm together with
the body, 11 sc on the chest, 3 sc in the inner half
of the right arm together with the body,
4 sc on the back (30) (photo 11) 10
53. 9 sc on the back, 6 sc in the outer half of the left arm, 11 sc on the chest,
6 sc in the outer half of the right arm, 4 sc on the back (36) (photo 12)

11 12
3
54. 36 sc
Change color to beige.
55. BLO: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30) (photo 13)
56. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
57. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
58. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12) 13
59-62. 12 sc (4 rounds)
63. FLO: 12 inc (24) (photo 14)
At this point, take the wire (11.02 inches / 28 cm)
and bend it in half and twist it together. Wrap the
ends of the wire with adhesive tape. (photo 15)
Insert the wire into body. (photo 16)
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15 16

Fill the neck with a fibrous filler, firmly.

64. (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
65. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
66. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
67. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
68. (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
69. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) * 5, 4 sc (60)
70-81. 60 sc (12 rounds) (photo 17) 17
Place safety eyes between rounds 75th and 76th with 9 sc between them.

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82. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) * 5, 4 sc (54)
83. (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
84. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (42)
85. (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
86. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30)
87. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
88. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 5, 1 sc (18) 18
89. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
90. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, sew the hole and hide the yarn tail inside the head. (photo 18)

Go back to the 13th round, continue to sc on FLO using the white (Alize
softy) thread. (the tip of the hook is pointing up):
1. (4 sc, inc) * 4 (24)
2-3. 24 sc (2 rounds)
Fasten off. (photo 19, 20)

19 20

Go back to the 37th round, continue to sc on FLO using the red thread.
(the tip of the hook is pointing down):
1. 42 inc (84)
2-6. 84 sc (5 rounds)
Change color to white (Alize softy).
7-9. 84 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off. (photo 21, 22)
21 22

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Embroider the buckle with a white thread.
(photo 23)
Go back to the 55th round, continue to sc on FLO
using the white (Alize softy) thread.
(the tip of the hook is pointing up):
1-2. 36 sc (2 rounds)
Fasten off. (photo 24) 23
Sew the beads to the body. (photo 25)

24 25

Assembly and design

1. Face lift
Points A, B, C, D should be as close to the eyes as possible. The thread
should be hidden behind them when tightening. The points E, F are
located on the neck area. (photo 26)
We take the thread of the color of the toy's body. Insert the needle at
point F, exit through point D, insert the needle at point C, exit through
point E, tighten the thread. Do not cut the thread, insert the needle at
point F, exit through point B. Insert the needle at point A,exit through
point E. The thread should pass on the upper part of the eyes,tighten the
thread. (photo 27-32)

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 A B C D

EF

26

27 28 29

30 31 32

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2. Use pins to mark two points for the nose. Embroider nose with beige
thread, between the 73th to 74th Rounds. (photo 33, 34)
3. Embroider eyebrows and eyelashes with black thread. (photo 35, 36)
4. Slightly tint the cheeks and the nose with pastel crayons or pencils.
(photo 37)

33 34

35 36

37

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 Hair
Start crocheting with brown thread.
Make chain 6, start to crochet on the second chain from the hook:
1. 4 sc, 3 sc in the last loop on the other side off the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
2. BLO: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
3. 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 2 (24)
(photo 38)
Do not cut the thread.
Make chain 50. Start to crochet on the second
chain from the hook 49 sc, sl st to the next one.
(photo 39) 38
Make chain 50. Start to crochet on the second
chain from the hook 49 sc, sl st to the next one. (photo 40)
Continue to crochet until the end of the round. (photo 41)

39 40 41

Do not cut the thread. Go back to the 2th round,

continue to sc on FLO. Make chain 50.
Start to crochet on the second chain from
the hook 49 sc, sl st to the next one.
Continue to crochet until the end of the round.
(photo 42)
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing. 42
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Use pins to secure the hair on the head. It is good to sew the upper part of
the wig to the head. (photo 43-45)

43 44 45

Secure the bottom row of curls with pins. Then sew the curls to the head
with small stitches. (photo 46-49)

46 47

48 49

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 Cap
Start crocheting with red thread.
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36) 50
7. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
10. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) * 5, 4 sc (60)
11. (9 sc, inc) * 6 (66)
12. 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) * 5, 5 sc (72)
13-18. 72 sc (6 rounds) (photo 50) 51
Change color to white (Alize softy).
19-21. 72 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off. (photo 51)

Pompon
Start crocheting with white (Aize softy) thread.
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5-7. 24 sc (3 rounds)
8. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)

11
9. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Fill in the pompon with fiberfill.
10. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing.
(photo 52)

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Sew the pompon to the cap. (photo 53)

53

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 Your Santa doll is ready!
Thank you so much for taking advantage of my
crochet instructions!
I will be very pleased to see your work!
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