Santa Claus Amigurumi

[Starting in Black]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, {mbo, sc} (9)

[Change to White/Black]

Rnd 3: sc in each st (9)

[Change to Red/White]

Rnd 4: sc in each st (9)

[Change to all Red]

Rnds 5-6: sc in each st (9 x 2)

Cut the yarn and pull through leaving enough to sew onto the body.

Before making the hat we’ll need to make the white ball that will go on the top. You can use a mini pom-pom maker if you have one available, but I find it easier and quicker to simply make a tiny ball of white yarn.

Using white yarn, go around 3 fingers 7-10 times, make sure a tail end is sticking out which you’ll need to sew this onto the hat.

Take that off your finger and fold it in half. Wind around the fold 2-3 times and fold it again (might be more of a squish).

Finally, wind around the fold enough so that it forms more of a ball.

Thread the end on a needle and go through the ball to both keep the ball from unwinding and to use for sewing onto the hat.

[Starting in Red]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (4)

Rnd 2: sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc (6)

Rnd 3: sc in each st (6)

Rnd 4: [sc 1, inc] repeat 3 times (9)

Sew on the Hat Ball.

Rnds 5-6: sc in each st (9 x 2)

Rnd 7: [sc 2, inc] repeat 3 times (12)

Rnd 8: sc 8, working in the BLO, sc 4 (12)

Rnd 9: sc 8, working in the FLO from Rnd 7 and Rnd 8, sc 4 (12)

Rnd 10: sc 3, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, working in the BLO, sc 4 (15)

Rnd 11: sc 11, working in the FLO from Rnd 9 and Rnd 10, sc 4 (15)

Rnd 12: sc 11, working in the BLO, sc 4 (15)

Rnd 13: sc 11, working in the FLO from Rnd 11 and Rnd 12, sc 4 (15)

Rnd 14: sc 4, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, working in the BLO, sc 4 (18)

Rnd 15: sc 14, working in the FLO from Rnd 13 and Rnd 14, sc 4 (18)

Rnd 16: sc in each st (18)

Rnd 17: sc 5, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4 (21)

Rnd 18: sc in each st (21)

[Change to White/Red]

Rnd 19: sc in each st (21)

[Change to White]

Rnd 20: hdc in each st (21)

Cut the yarn, sl.st into the first hdc made, and hide the end in.

[Starting in Beige]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] repeat 6 times (18)

Rnds 4-5: sc in each st (18 x 2)

Rnd 6: sc 5, ear (ch 2, starting in the back loop of the 2nd ch from the hook, sc), sc 4
[Change to Maroon] mbo 1,
[Change back to Beige] sc 4, ear, sc 4 (18)

Rnd 7: working around the ears from Rnd 6, sc in each st (18)

[Change to White/Beige]

Rnd 8: sc in each st (18)

[Change to all Red]

Rnd 9: Working in the BLO, [sc 5, inc] repeat 3 times (21)

Rnd 10: sc in each st (21)

[Change to White/Red]

Rnd 11: sc in each st (21)

[Change to Red]

Rnd 12: sc 5, sc2tog, sc 1
[Change to Brown] bo 1,
[Change back to Red] sc 2, sc2tog, sc 1
[Change to Brown] bo 1,
[Change back to Red] sc 4, sc2tog (18)

Add eyes 2 stitches away on either side of the nose. Using Fuzzy White yarn, embroider on a beard and some hair just above each ear.

Sew on the arms on either side of the body between Rnds 8 and 10. Use a pipe cleaner to make posable arms.

Use White yarn to go around the White front loops of Rnd 10 to create a thicker white border. Use Black yarn to embroider a belt above the white border.

Rnd 13: [sc, dec] repeat 6 times (12)

Rnd 14: dec in each st (6)

Stuff the head and body fully, use a coin for added weight. Cut the yarn and sew closed.

[All in Maroon]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4: [sc 2, inc] repeat 6 times (24)

Rnds 5-6: sc in each st (24 x 2)

Rnd 7: [sc 6, invdec] repeat 3 times (21)

Rnd 8: [sc 5, invdec] repeat 3 times (18)

Rnd 9: [sc 4, invdec] repeat 3 times (15)

Rnd 10: [sc 3, invdec] repeat 3 times (12)

Rnd 11: [sc 2, invdec] repeat 3 times (9)

Rnd 12: sc in each st (9)

Rnd 13: sl.st in next, ch 2, starting in the same st, dc in each st around (9)

Ch 2, sl.st into the same st you started in the last Rnd, cut the yarn, pull through and hide the end. Stuff very slightly to maintain the shape.

[All in Gold]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method (Leave a somewhat long end)

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic hoop (6)

Sl.st in first sc made. Ch 30 – 50 sts (depending on how long you want the rope, use a long rope to turn this into an ornament! See video for details). Skip 8 sts, sl.st into next, cut the yarn and hide the end well to create a loop.

Weave this between dc stitches from the end of the Sack.

Using the beginning tail, sew together the sts from Rnd 1 to create a knotted ball stopper.