Free Lil’ Loops Santa Ornament: Low Sew Christmas Crochet Pattern!

Deck your home with super cute ornaments, fa la la la la 🎵🎶I get so excited around Christmastime! I absolutely love to crochet cute characters to decorate with at Christmas. And so, this free Lil’ Loops Santa Ornament is a gift, from Darling Maple Designs to You, so that you can do the same!

This low-sew Christmas crochet pattern is perfect for creating adorable decor with minimal effort. Featuring a quick and easy jolly Santa design, it’s ideal for adding handmade decorations around your home, or gifting to loved ones. Simple to assemble and advanced-beginner friendly, this free pattern is a must-make for your holiday crafting!

It’s Easy to Grab the Whole Lil’ Loops Christmas Collection !

There are (5) five patterns in the Lil’ Loops Christmas collection! And you can grab all of this cuteness straight away, in the Lil’ Loops Crochet Holiday Bundle!

The Lil’ Loops Ornament Bundle includes the FULL 5 pattern collection, with process photos, tutorial links and a clickable table of contents!

This crochet pattern collection includes this cute low-sew santa amigurumi, along with instructions to create his friends! The full collection consists of: Santa, Gingerbread, Reindeer, Snowman, Christmas Tree characters.

 How to Crochet the Lil’ Loops Santa Ornament

Crocheting the Lil’ Loops Santa Ornament is simple and quick, with minimal sewing required. Here’s what you need to know:

• Yarn: Shown using Hobbii Honey Bunny (similar to Premier Parfait Chunky), a light super bulky (6) yarn. Feel free to use your favourite Amigurumi yarns—check out this post for tips!

• Eyes: Pattern uses 12 mm black safety eyes from Amazon. For gifting to children under 3, instructions for embroidered sleepy eyes are included.
• Construction: Body and head are worked in one piece, and limbs are crocheted in as you go.
• Holiday Amigurumi Collection: All Lil’ Loops patterns, including Santa, are designed for quick and easy assembly with minimal sewing.

All of my favourite materials can be found in my Amazon Storefront shops!

Check out the Lil’ Loops Santa pattern below or grab the inexpensive ad-free PDF on Ravelry or Etsy

 Low-Sew Crochet Patterns for the Holidays

Check out the Lil’ Loops Santa pattern below or grab the inexpensive ad-free PDF on Ravelry or Etsy

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Gauge Pattern:       

Create a Magic Ring
Round 1:     6sc in the ring (6)
Round 2:     2sc in each st (12)
Round 3:     *sc, 2sc* 6 times (18)
Round 4:    *sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc* 6 times (24)

Abbreviations:

ch	chain
FSC	foundation single crochet
hdc	half double crochet
Puff St	Puff Stitch
sc	single crochet
scdec	single crochet decrease
ss	slip stitch
st(s)	stich(es)
*to*	repeat the sequence between the ** the number of times indicated
YO	Yarn Over

Special Stitches & Techniques: 

Foundation Single Crochet
Magic ring
Attaching Legs No Sew
Attaching Arms No Sew
Puff Stitch – *YO, insert hook into indicated st, YO, pull up loop* 3 times, YO, pull through all 7 loops on the hook.
Sleepy Eyes

Notes: 

• #sc, eg. (2sc, 3sc, etc) shows the number of scs to be completed in the indicated st
• Sts listed between brackets are all worked in the same st, eg. (hdc, dc)
• I highly recommend using a stitch marker to help keep track of the rounds for the body/head

Recommended Sequence for the Lil’ Loops Santa Free Crochet Pattern: 

 It is highly recommended to complete the Lil’ Loops Santa pattern in order, as written.

Start your Lil’ Loops Santa Free Crochet Pattern

Santa Ornament Arms/Legs (make 2 Beige and 2 Black):

The arms/legs are worked in 1 joined oval round.

Using Beige or Black, ch 6

Round 1: 2hdc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in the next 3 chs, 5hdc in last ch (mark 3rd hdc with stitch marker), turn (rotate) and begin working the other side of the ch, sc in the next 3 chs, 3hdc in the last ch (mark the last hdc with stitch marker), join with ss to the first hdc (16)
End off, weave in ends.

Santa Ornament Body/Head:

The body and head are worked in one piece from the bottom up in continuous rounds with the legs and arms crocheted in as you go.  

• Attaching Legs
• Attaching Arms

Using Red, create a Magic Ring

Round 1: 6sc in the ring (6)
Round 2: *2sc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *sc in the next st, 2sc* 6 times (18)
Round 4:

Sc in the next st,  Fold the first leg (Black)  in half so that the 2 stitches (marked by stitch markers) are lined up.  Hold the leg in front of your work.  Working through the leg (2 marked stitches) and the next unworked st of the body, 2sc Working through the body only, Sc in the next 5 sts, Fold the second leg (Black) in half so that the 2 stitches (marked by stitch markers) are lined up.  Hold the leg in front of your work.  Working through the leg (2 marked stitches) and the next unworked st of the body, 2sc Working through the body only, Sc in the next 10 sts (20).

Round 5: sc, scdec, sc in the next 5 sts, scdec, sc in the last 10sts (18), change to Black
Rounds 6-7: sc in each st (18), change to Red after Round 7
Round 8: sc in each st (18)
Round 9: *sc in the next 4 sts, scdec* 3 times (15)
Round 10: *sc in the next 3 sts, scdec* 3 times (12),
Round 11:

Place the character down on a hard surface with the body face ‘up’ and the legs facing you.  Locate the 5 centre front sts and mark them with a stitch marker (the arms will be placed on either side of these sts). Locate the far right marked st.  Count over 1 st to the right to begin Round 11. (If this is not the next unworked st then sc until you reach the indicated st.)  (If left handed you will locate the left st and count over 1 st to the left).   Fold the first arm (Beige) in half so that the 2 stitches (marked by stitch markers) are lined up.  Hold the arm in front of your work.  Working through the arm (2 marked stitches) and the next unworked st of the body, 2sc Working through the body only, Sc in the next 5 sts, Fold the second arm (Beige) in half so that the 2 stitches (marked by stitch markers) are lined up.  Hold the arm in front of your work.  Working through the arm (2 marked stitches) and the next unworked st of the body, 2sc Working through the body only, Sc in the next 5 sts (14). Change to Beige

Begin stuffing lightly.
Round 12: sc in the next 2 sts, *2sc* 5 times, sc in the next 2 sts, *2sc* 5 times (24)
Rounds 13-16: sc in each st (24)
Round 17: *sc in the next 6 sts, scdec* 3 times (21)
Round 18: *sc in the next 5 sts, scdec* 3 times (18)
Add safety eyes to Round 16 on the front of the  head approximately 5 sts apart (4 sts showing between the eyes), continue stuffing lightly.
Round 19: *sc in the next 4 sts, scdec* 3 times (15)
Round 20: *sc in the next 3 sts, scdec* 3 times (12)
Round 21: *scdec* 6 times (6)
Finish stuffing
End off leaving a 6” tail, cinch the last 6 sts together and weave in the end. 

Santa Ornament Hat:

The hat is worked in continuous rounds from the top down.

Using Red, create a Magic Ring

Round 1: 6sc in the Ring (6)
Round 2: sc in each st (6)
Round 3; *sc, 2sc*  3 times (9)
Round 4: sc in each st (9)
Round 5: *sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc* 3 times (12)
Round 6: sc in each st (12)
Round 7: *sc in the next 3 sts, 2sc* 3 times (15)
Round 8: sc in each stitch (15)
Round 9: *sc in the next 4 sts, 2sc* 3 times (18)
Round 10: sc in each st (18)
Round 11: *sc in the next 5 sts, 2sc* 3 times (21)
Round 12: sc in each st (21)
Round 13: *sc in the next 6 sts, 2sc* 3 times (24)
Round 14: sc in each st (24)
Round 15: *sc in the next 7 sts, 2sc* 3 times (27)
Round 16: sc in each st (27)
Round 17: *sc in the next 8 sts, 2sc* 3 times (30), change to White
Round 18: *sc, puff st* 15 times (30)
End off, leaving a 24” tail for sewing.  

To make pom pom on the end, thread a needle with 18” of white yarn. Sew through the first round of the hat, repeat through the same set of holes 25-30 to create a ball shape.  Fold down the hat (make sure it fits on the head) and secure pom pom midway down. End off and weave in the ends.

Santa Ornament Beard:

Made in rows.

Using White 

Row 1: FSC 13 or Ch 14, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 12 sts, ch1, turn (13)
Row 2: sc in the next 3 sts, ch2, sc, ch4, sc, ch6, sc, ch8, sc, ch8, sc, ch6, sc, ch4, sc, ch2, sc in the next 3 sts (13sts + 8 ch loops)
End off, leaving a 12” tail

Santa Ornament Sewing Placement – I highly recommend pinning ALL parts in place BEFORE sewing to make sure everything sits properly and is to your liking 🙂

Nose:  Using approx 18” of Beige, thread the needle.  Working 1 round down from the eyes, under the 2-3 middle sts in between the eyes, insert your needle horizontally.  Repeat through the same set of holes 10-12 times.

Beard:  Stretch the beard across the bottom of the face under the eyes/nose and up so that it will meet the hat on either side of the head.  Sew in place along Row 1 of the beard.

Hat: Place the hat on the head covering each side of the beard.  Sew in place along Round 18 of the Hat.

Eyes: If needed, embroider on sleepy eyes. See video

Buckle:   Embroider a square buckle.   Using Gold Dust and Beginning with the centre 2 sts of Rounds 6 of the body (rounds done in Black). To make the top of the buckle.  Insert needle under the 2 indicated sts.  Repeat through same set of holes 2-3 times.  Using the top of the buckle as a guide, sew the other 3 sides of the square.

Facial Embroidery:   Using embroidery floss or medium weight yarn, follow video for embroidering the  eye highlights, eyelashes  and eyebrows (if desired). See Video

Congratulations!

You have now completed your Lil’ Loops Santa Free Crochet Pattern.

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