Crochet Santa Ornament

Decorate your tree with some santas. Crochet this jolly ornament in a few easy steps. Using worsted yarn you can adorn your tree with new and exciting ornaments. Free crochet patterns are great for the holiday season.

Materials:

• Worsted (medium # 4) weight yarn in white, pink, and red (shown here, Red Heart Soft Yarn, 100% Acrylic, 256 yds)
• Crochet hook size F/5/3.75mm
• Santa’s eyes and nose

SIZE
Finished ornament will be about 5 inches in length and about 4 1/2 inches at its widest point

GAUGE
4 sts = 1 inch; about 3 rows = 1 inch

Abbreviations
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
loop st = see below
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sc dec = single crochet
decrease stitch
st = stitch

Steps:

ROW 1 • (RS): With white yarn, ch 20, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 4 chs, 1 sc dec, 1 sc in next 5 chs, 1 sc dec, 1 sc in last 5 chs (17 sts), turn
ROW 2 • Ch 1, 1 loop stitch (see below) in same st and each st across (17 sts), turn
ROW 3 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same and next 4 sts, 1 sc dec, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 1 sc dec, 1 sc in last 5 sts (15 sts), turn
ROW 4 • Ch 1, 1 loop st in same and each st across (15 sts), turn
ROW 5 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same and next 4 sts, 1 sc dec, 1 sc, 1 sc dec, 1 sc in last 5 sts (13 sts), turn
ROW 6 • Ch 1, 1 loop st in each st (13 sts), switch to pink yarn, turn
ROW 7 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same and next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next 5 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts (13 sts), turn
ROW 8 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same and each st across (13 sts), turn
ROW 9 • Ch 1, 1 sc dec, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 sc dec (11 sts), turn
ROW 10 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same and next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in last 2 sts (11 sts), switch to red yarn, turn
ROW 11 • Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, [1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st] across, ending with 1 sc in last st (11 sts), turn
ROW 12 • Ch 1, skip same st, [1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in next st] across, 1 sc dec in last 2 sts (9 sts), turn
ROW 13 • Ch 1, skip same st, [1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st] across, 1 sc dec last 2 sts (7 sts), turn
ROW 14 • Ch 1, skip same st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc dec in last 2 sts (5 sts), turn
ROW 15 • Ch 1, skip same st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc dec in last 2 sts (3 sts), turn
ROW 16 • Ch 1, skip same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, fasten off.

How to Make the Loop Stitch
With the wrong side of the work facing you, instead of making a regular sc, insert hook into next st, then using your middle finger, loop yarn under and over your finger (from front to back) and catch with the hook, pull a loop through (see picture at left -- there is a loop of yarn still around the middle finger, the middle finger and thumb are holding the row, and a loop has been pulled through the stitch), finish sc like usual. Pull your finger carefully out of the loop, then go to the next stitch. Again, wrap the yarn around your middle finger (from front to back and underneath and over your finger), insert hook and catch the yarn with the hook and pull through a loop, finish sc as usual.


 

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