You will also need
• 3 mm hook
• 9 mm safety eyes
• polyester fiberfill for stuffing
• tapestry needle
• stitch makers
• scissors

Abbreviations
Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease
BLO: back loops only
Sl st: slip stitch
Hdc: half double crochet

Legs
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}
Round 2: Inc x 6 {12}
Round 3-4: Sc around {12}
Fasten off. Make the 2 nd leg the same way.

Body
We will now go on crocheting the body.
Round 5: In this round, we will connect the legs in a circle, ending with 32 sts in total. With the 2nd leg on your hook Ch 4 and connect with the 1st leg with a Sl st. Now Sc around the 1 St leg (12) and work 1 Sc in each ch along the ch 4 (opposite side of the chain). Sc 12 around the second leg and 4 again. Count to make sure you have 32 sts in total.
Round 6: (Inc, sc3) x 8 {40}
Round 7-8: Sc around {40}
Round 9: (Inc, sc4) x 8 {48}
Round 10-16: Sc around {48}
Stuff as you go.
Round 17: (Dec, sc6) x 6 {42}
Round 18: Sc around {42}
Round 19: (Dec, sc5) x 6 {36}
Round 20: Sc around {36}
Round 21: (Dec, sc4) x 6 {30}
Round 22: Sc around {30}
Round 23: (Dec, sc3) x 6 {24}
Round 24: Sc around {24}
Stuff firmly. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head
Round 1: Ch 15{15} Crochet in a spiral, on both sides of the chain.
Round 2: From the second chain sc 13, sc 3 in the last chain, turn and continue working on the opposite side of the chain, sc 12, sc 2 in the last st {30}
Round 3: Inc, sc 12, inc 3, sc 12, inc 2 {36}
Round 4: Sc, inc, sc 12, (sc,inc) x 3, sc 12, (sc,inc) x 2 {42}
Round 5: (Sc, inc) x 2, sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc, (sc,inc) x 3, sc 6, inc, sc 7, inc, sc, inc, sc2 {52}
Round 6: (Sc 12, inc) x 4 {56}
Round 7-15: Sc around {56}
Round 16: [Sc 5, dec] x 8 {48}
Round 17-18: Sc around {48}
Round 19: [Sc 4, dec] x 8 {40}
Round 20: Sc around {40}
Round 21:[Sc 3, dec] x 8 {32}
Round 22: Sc around {32}
Round 23: [Sc 2, dec] x 8 {24}
Round 24: [Sc 1, dec] x 8 {16}
Round 25: Dec around {8}
Stuff firmly. Fasten off. Sew the head the body

Arms
Stuff slightly.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}
Round 2: [Inc, sc1] x 3 {9}
Round 3-10: Sc around {9}
Round 11: [Dec, sc 1] x 3 {6}
Fasten off. Fold in halves and crochet through both layers. Sew arms to the body.

Pants
Round 1: Ch 60
Connect your chain with a sl st to from a ring. Make sure it fits around the waist. We will continue crocheting in a spiral.
Round 2: Sc 60
Round 3-8: Sc 60 BLO
Round 9: [Dec, sc 8] x 6 {54} BLO
Round 10: [Dec, sc 7] x 6 {48} BLO
Round 11: [Dec, sc 6] x 6 {42} BLO
Fasten off, leaving a very tail for sewing. Place the pants approximately between rounds 15 and 16 of the body, as it is shown on the pictures below.
Sew through both layers with the long tail of yarn. Weave in the ends and cut off the excess.
To make the straps Ch 22. Place them as it is shown on the pictures below. Fasten off, leaving a very long tail for sewing.
Sew pants to the body.

Belt
With black yarn.
Round 1: Ch 60
Connect your chain with a sl st to from a ring. Make sure it fits around the waist. We will continue crocheting in a spiral.
Round 2: Hdc 60
Round 3: Sc 60
Fasten off, waive in ends. You might choose to sew the belt as well.
Now Ch 10 with a yellow yarn to make the buck and sew it to the belt.

Hat
With red yarn.
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}
Round 2-3: Sc around {6}
Round 4: Inc x 6 {12}
Round 5-6: Sc around {12}
Round 7: (Inc, sc 1) x 6 {18}
Round 8-9: Sc around {18}
Round 10: (Inc, sc 2) x 6 {24}
Round 11-12: Sc around {24}
Round 13: (Inc, sc 3) x 6 {30}
Round 14-15: Sc around {30}
Round 16: (Inc, sc 4) x 6 {36}
Round 17-18: Sc around {36}
Round 19: (Inc, sc 5) x 6 {42}
Round 20-21: Sc around {42}
Round 22: (Inc, sc 6) x 6 {48}
Round 23-24: Sc around {48}
Round 25: (Inc, sc 7) x 6 {54}
Round 26-27: Sc around {54}
Round 28: (Inc, sc 8) x 6 {60}
Round 29-30: Sc around {60}
Round 31: (Inc, sc 9) x 6 {66}
Round 32: (Ch 2, sc) x 66
Make a pom pom with fluffy yarn.
Decorating the face
1) With black cotton yarn, embroider eyebrows and smile.
2) With the skin-tone yarn, embroider the nose.
Congratulations
More amigurumi santa ideas:

• 2 skeins Cranberry
• 2 skeins Fisherman
• 1 skein White
• 1 skein Black
• small amount of gold or mustard (2 yrds)

-Size I 5.5mm crochet hook
-12mm safety eyes
-Polyfil stuffing
-Large eye tapestry needle
-Very sharp scissors (for trimming the beard)
-Clover pom pom maker (optional)

Notes:
-The entirety of this pattern is worked holding a double strand of yarn. When applicable, you can hold 1 strand from 2 separate skeins of yarn, or the beginning and end of the same skein of yarn.
-Safety eyes can be replaced with sewn eyes in black yarn or small black buttons

Dimensions:
19 in. x 25 in.

Belly
*make 2 panels
With Cranberry yarn, Ch 29, Dc in 4th and in each st, Ch 2, turn (26)
Rows 2-16: Dc in each st, Ch 2, turn (26)
*color change to Black for Rows 8-9 only
Row 17: Sc evenly around perimeter of the piece, working 3 Sc in each corner, sl st to join, finish off, weave ends
Make 2nd panel
With gold/mustard yarn, sew a “buckle” over center 4 sts of Rows 7-10. Weave ends.
Sew or Sc two panels together around entire perimeter. Just before closing, stuff lightly with polyfil. Weave ends.

Head
*make 2 panels
With Fisherman yarn, make a magic ring, Ch 2, 10 Dc inside ring, sl st to join, Ch 2 (10)
Round 2: 2 Dc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (20)
Round 3: 2 Dc, Dc, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (30)
Round 4: 2 Dc, Dc 2, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (40)
Round 5: 2 Dc, Dc 3, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (50)
Round 6: 2 Dc, Dc 4, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (60)
Round 7: 2 Dc, Dc 5, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (70)
Round 8: 2 Dc, Dc 6, repeat around, sl st to join, finish off, weave ends (80)
Make 2nd panel, don’t finish off.
Attach safety eyes over Round 3 (opposite the sl st seam) with 7 sts between them on one panel only.
Round 9: Hold panels together with wrong sides facing, Sc around working through both panels, just before sewn up completely stuff lightly with polyfil, finish Sc in each st around, sl st to join, finish off, weave ends.
Cut a spare piece of Fisherman yarn about 12 in. long. With a tapestry needle, sew over 5 sts of Round 1 under the safety eyes 4 or 5 times to make a button nose. Weave ends.

Beard
With single strands of white yarn, cut a pile of 8 in. pieces.
Double piece of yarn over, and use your hook to tie 2 strands of yarn over each st you like to be covered.
Begin tying on yarn toward the bottom of the head panel and work your way up until you like the way it looks.
I tied yarn over almost half of the head panel and did my best to make the beard even.
Use very sharp scissors to trim the bottom of the beard (I tapered mine to be longest in the middle and slightly shorter on the sides.)

Hat
With White yarn, Ch 55, sl st to 1st st (next to the slip knot) to form a loop, Ch 2, Dc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 1 (55)
Round 2: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, color change to Cranberry, Ch 2 (55)
Round 3: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (55)
Round 4: Sc decrease, Sc in next 3 sts, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (44)
Rounds 5-7: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (44)
Round 8: Sc decrease, Sc in next 2 sts, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (33)
Rounds 9-11: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (33)

Round 12: Sc decrease, Sc in next st, repeat around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (22)
Rounds 13-15: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (22)
Round 16: Sc decrease around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (11)
Rounds 17-33: Sc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (11)
Round 34: Sc decrease around, Sc in last st, sl st to join, finish off leaving a long tail, sew up the closure (6)
Sew hat onto santa’s head with the back of the hat pulled further down than the front.
Sew end of hat (Round 34) folded down in front of the white brim to the right side of the head, about 2 Rounds of sts away from the right safety eye.
Make a small pom pom (I used the Clover Pom Pom maker 2 in. to make a perfect pom!)

Arms
*make 2
With Fishermarn yarn, make a magic ring, Ch 2, 10 Dc inside ring, sl st to join, Ch 2 (10)
Round 2: Dc in each st around, sl st to join, color change to Cranberry, Ch 2 (10)
Rounds 3-7: Dc in each around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (10)
Round 8: Dc in each around, sl st to join, Ch 1 (10)
Stuff lightly with polyfil stuffing.
Round 9: Smoosh Round 8 flat, sl st seam up across the top working through two sts at a time, finish off leaving a long tail for sewing (5)
Sew onto the body about 4 sts from the top on each side. Weave ends.

Legs
*make 2
With Black yarn, make a magic ring, Ch 2, 10 Dc inside ring, sl st to join, Ch 2 (10)
Round 2: 2 Dc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (20)
Rounds 3-4: Dc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (20)
Color change to Cranberry.
Rounds 5-7: Dc in each around, sl st to join, Ch 2 (20)
Round 8: Dc in each around, sl st to join, Ch 1 (20)
Stuff lightly with polyfil stuffing.
Round 9: Smoosh Round 8 flat, sl st seam up across the top working through two sts at a time, finish off leaving a long tail for sewing (10)
Sew onto body about 4 sts apart along the bottom of the body. Weave ends.

Abbreviations
SC- single crochet
SC INC- single crochet increase (2 SC in each stitch)
INV DEC– Invisible decrease (put hook through the FRONT LOOP ONLY of two consecutive stitches [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through both loops. [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through two loops)
Magic Circle– Make a loop, leaving a long tail to work with. Insert hook in center of loop, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over, pull through to make the first chain (this does not count as a stitch!). Continue to crochet over the loop and tail with the number of stitches called for. (If you need 6 SC, then crochet 6 SC inside the ring.) Pull the tail to close the circle.

Always move your stitch marker to the last stitch in the round. This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.
Legs
Using Black:
Round 1: 6 SC in a magic circle.
Round 2: INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in the first, SC INC in the next. (18)
Round 4: SC in the first 2, SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Rounds 7-11: SC in each around. (36)
Round 12: INV DEC 12 times. SC in the remaining 12 stitches. (24)
Round 13: INV DEC 6 times. SC in the remaining 12. (18)
Rounds 14-17: SC in each around. (18)
Change to white. Change colors every 5 rows, alternating white and red.
Rounds 18-52: SC in each around. (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew onto the body. Stuff the feet really well. Stuff the rest of the legs lightly, up until the last five rows. Make the boots edge by attaching the black yarn to the first row where you change color, with the legs facing up and the boots down so that your stitches will be facing up.Go around the stitch, like you were making a post stitch. Chain 2. HDC in each around, slip stitching to the first when you meet it. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
You will attach the legs to row 10 of the body, about 4 stitches apart.

Arms
*I only stuff the very bottom and very lightly. Then not at all through the top half.*
Using ivory color:
Round 1: SC 6 in a magic ring.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Rounds 4-8: SC in each around. (18)
Change to sweater color.
Rounds 9-25: SC in each around.(18)
Round 26: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat in next.
Fasten off and leave a tail long enough to sew on. Attach the arms between rows 28 and 29 on the body.
Make the sweater edge by attaching white yarn to the first row where you change color, with the hands facing up so that your stitches will be facing down (like the cuffs of your sweater would.) Go around the stitch, like you were making a post stitch. Chain 2. HDC in each around, slip stitching to the first when you meet it. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Body
With white yarn:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 7: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 8: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Round 9: SC in first 7, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (54)
Round 10: SC in first 8, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (60)
Rounds 11-12: SC in each around. (60)
Change to red.
Rounds 13-16: SC in each around. (60)
Change to Black
Rounds 17-18: SC in each around. (60)

Change to Red
Round 19: SC in each around. (60)
Round 20: SC in the first 8, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (54)
Rounds 21: SC in each around. (54)
Round 22: SC in the first 7, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (48)
Sew the belt buckle on by using a gold yarn. I made two passes in a rectangle shape.
Round 23: SC in each around. (48)
Round 24: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 25: SC in each around. (42)
Round 26: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 27: SC in each around. (36)
Round 28: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 29: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 30: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 31: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Change to skin color.
Rounds 32: SC in each around (12)
From here we will be increasing the head. From this point I am resetting the number on the rounds. Round 33 of the body is now Round 1 of the head. It will be easy to see.

Head
Round 1: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 2: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 3: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 4: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 5: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 6: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Round 7: SC in first 7, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (54)
Round 8-20: SC in each stitch around. (54)
Place the safety eyes in between rows 13 and 14, ten stitches apart. I also like to stretch the bottom of the head a little. It makes it more round from the point of the neck.
Round 21: SC in the first 7, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (48)
Round 22: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 23: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 24: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 25: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 26: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 27: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 28: INV DEC around. (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to make the nose. If you need tips on sewing on the nose

Sweater Edge
Make the sweater edge by attaching white yarn to the first row where you change color, with the bottom facing up so that your stitches will be facing down (like the edge of your sweater would.) Go around the stitch, like you were making a post stitch. Chain 2. DC in each around, slip stitching to the first when you meet it. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Beard
Using white yarn, chain 20.
Row 1: In the 2nd chain from hook DC. DC in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn. (18)
Row 2: DEC. DC in the next 14. DEC in the last two stitches. (16)
Row 3: DEC. DC in the next 12. DEC in the last two stitches. (14)
Row 4: DEC. DC in the next 10. DEC in the last two stitches. (12)
Row 5: DEC. DC in the next 8. DEC in the last two stitches. (10)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto the face. Sew up along the side of the beard to the top corner.

Mustache
Chain 20. SC in the first 4, HDC in the next, DC in the next, TRC in the next 3.Chain 3 and slip stitch to the next stitch. Chain 3. TRC in the next 3, DC in the next, HDC in the next, SC in the final 4.
Fasten off. Attach the mustache to the top of the beard, sewing the the top stitches of the beard and mustache.
Attach the beard to the face directly under nose using pins. Sew along the top. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Hat
At the end of each round you will chain 2. It does not count as a stitch. Fasten to the first stitch with a slip stitch at the end of each row.
With Red:
Round 1: In a magic circle crochet 10 DC.
Round 2: DC in each around. (10)
Round 3: DC in the first, INC in the next. Repeat around. (15)
Round 4: DC in each around. (15)
Round 5: DC in the first 2, INC in the next. Repeat around. (20)
Round 6: DC in each around. (20)
Round 7: DC in the first 3, INC in the next. Repeat around. (25)
Round 8: DC in each around. (25)
Round 9: DC in the first 4, INC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 10: DC in the first 5, INC in the next. Repeat around. (35)
Round 11: DC in the first 6, INC in the next. Repeat around. (40)
Round 12: DC in the first 7, INC in the next. Repeat around. (45)
Round 13: DC in the first 8, INC in the next. Repeat around. (50)
Rounds 14-19: DC in each around.
Change to white.
Round 20: DC in each around. (50)
Round 21-22: Front post double crochet (FPDC) around the first stitch. Back post double crochet(BPDC) in the next. Alternate to the end of the row.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Attach a fluffy pom pom to the top.