Santa Pillow

How cute is this Santa Claus using Bernat Blanket Yarn?!  This is the first of a trio I'm working on for this Christmas Season.

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Please do note that Santa's nose isn't as big as it appears in the pic.  I think it's from the lighting and me using my I-phone to take the pics late last night...lol!!!

Santa Claus Pillow

Santa Claus Pillow Pattern

Size:  12" tall

Gauge:  I did not gauge this project

Materials:

--#10mm hook

--#6 super bulky yarn (Bernat Blanket Yarn in Red, White and Peach for the front; I used Baby Dove for the back

--2 black safety eyes (I bought a 264-pc set of colored eyes, varying sizes in a storage case from Amazon for 9.99.  Here's the LINK...

--polyfil for stuffing

--tapestry needle for weaving

U.S. Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch:  chain

Sl st:  slip stitch

St:  stitch(es)

SC:  single crochet

HDC:  half double crochet

HDC2tog:  half double crochet 2 stitches together (creates a decrease)

MR:  magic ring

Rep:  repeat

FO:  fasten off

Directions:

Front:

1.  With red yarn, Ch2.  1 HDC in 2nd ch from hook.  Ch1 and turn.  (1)

2.  2 HDC in st.  Ch1 and turn.  (2)

3.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next st.  Ch1 and turn.  (3)

4.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (5)

5.  1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (5)

6.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 3 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (7)

7.  1 HDC in each st across.  FO red yarn and join peach yarn.  Ch1 and turn.  (7)

8.  With peach yarn, 2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 5 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (9)

9.  1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (9)

10.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 7 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (11)

11.  1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (11)

12.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 9 st, 2 HDC in last st.  FO peach yarn and re-join red yarn.  Ch1 and turn.  (13)

13.  With red yarn, 1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (13)

14.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 11 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (15)

15.  1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (15)

16.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 13 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (17)

17.  1 HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (17)

18.  2 HDC in first st, 1 HDC in next 15 st, 2 HDC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (19)

19.  1 HDC in each st across.  FO and leave a long tail for attaching.

Back:

The back is made exactly as the front.  The only difference is that I used one solid color to make it.

Hat Trim:

1.  With white yarn, Ch8.  HDC in 2nd ch from hook and across.  FO and leave a long enough tail for attaching over rows 7 and 8 of the front side.  (7)

Mustache:

1.  With white yarn, Ch14.  HDC in the 2nd ch from the hook.  Sl st into the next 11 ch.  3 HDC in the last ch.  Rotate to work on the opposite side of the base chain.  Sl st into the first ch, 3 HDC in the next ch.  Sl st into the next ch.  3 HDC in the next ch.  Sl st into the next 3 ch.  3 HDC in the next ch.  Sl st into the next ch.  3 HDC in next ch.  Sl st into next ch.  2 HDC in the last ch.  Sl st join to first st and FO.  Leave a long enough tail for attaching.

Beard:

1.  With white yarn, Ch12.  SC in 2nd ch from hook and across.  Ch1 and turn.  (11)

2.  SC2tog, SC in next 7 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (9)

3.  SC2tog, SC in next 5 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (7)

4.  SC2tog, SC in next 3 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (5)

5.  SC2tog, SC in next st, SC2tog.  FO and weave ends.  (3)

6.  Join yarn on the side stitch of Row 1 and Ch1.  You will work down the side, across Row 5 and up the other side (you will not work any stitches across Row 1).  Into the same st as the Ch1, 3 HDC, then *sl st into the next st.  3 HDC into the next st.*  Rep this around.  FO and leave a long tail for attaching.

Nose: 

1.  With peach yarn, 3 SC into MR.  Sl st into MR.  3 SC into MR.  Sl st join to first st and FO.  Leave a long enough tail for attaching.

Assembly:

1.  Attach hat trim at Row 7/8 of the front side.  Weave ends.

2.  Attach Row 1 of beard at Row 12/13 of the front side.  Weave ends. 

3.  Attach mustache across top of the beard.  I only whipstitched across Round 1 of the stitches (I did not whipstitch the stitches I made across the base of the chain).

4.  Attach nose at the center of the mustache.

5.  Attach eyes above the nose.

6.  Join the front and back pieces with right sides facing and whipstitch around.  Before finishing off, turn right side out and stuff with polyfil.  Finish off and weave ends.

I think my Santa Claus Pillow turned out super cute...and he's so, so soft!!!!

Happy Crocheting...

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