Crochet Santa Pattern c2c (free)

Join me on a jolly journey with my Crochet Santa Pattern! This C2C (corner-to-corner) square is one of the festive 12 patterns that come together to create my Christmas Blanket, spreading holiday cheer one stitch at a time.

Get ready to crochet your way to a ho-ho-whole lot of Christmas spirit! The free crochet Santa pattern is below.

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CROCHET PATTERN INFORMATION

Skill Level

Advanced beginner. Project uses basic stitches, repetitive stitches, color changes, and simple finishing.

Finished Size

My completed square measures 17″ by 17″.

Project Materials

I/5.5 mm crochet hook
tapestry needle
Worsted weight yarn in black, pink, red, white, your choice skin color, blue and gray

Crochet Gauge

8 squares = 4 inches

Related Patterns

This pattern is one of twelve c2c squares that I made for my Crochet Christmas Blanket.

dc = double crochet stitches
sc = single crochet stitches
st = stitch
sts = stitches
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
chs = chains
rnd = round
rnds = rounds
rem = remaining

You can choose to follow the pixel graph or the written instructions.
Written instructions are for working from the bottom right corner to the top left.
Crochet the pixel graph using the corner-to-corner (c2c) technique. Use the traditional method of making three double crochets for each square.
Chain 6 to start each new row and chain 3 at the beginning of each square.

c2c Crochet Method

Corner to corner (c2c) crochet is a technique where you crochet “squares” in diagonal rows.

You start in the bottom right corner and end in the top left corner.

Each row is increased by one square until you reach the width & length. Each square in the graph = chain 3 + 3 double crochet.

c2c Crochet Increases

Increases are made at the end of each row. Chain 6 and DC in the 4^th chain from the hook and in each of the 2 remaining chains.

You will have a chain 3 + 3 DC square. This is your first square for the beginning of the next row.

Turn your work and join with a slip stitch to the chain 3 space from the last square made.

c2c Crochet Decreases

The first decreases for both the width and length will create corners.

To decrease, turn your work and slip stitch across the 3 DC’s in the last square made.

Join with a slip stitch to the chain 3 space and chain 3 + 3 DC.

c2c Course

If you would like to learn the corner to corner (c2c) crochet method to make this c2c crochet pattern, check out my online c2c course.

Etsy Shop

This pattern is also available as an ad-free PDF pattern in my Etsy Shop.

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CROCHET PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

✔️ Santa Claus Graph

Written Instructions

↙ Row 1: blue x 1 (1 square)

↗ Row 2: blue x 2 (2 squares)

↙ Row 3: blue x 3 (3 squares)

↗ Row 4: blue x 4 (4 squares)

↙ Row 5: blue x 5 (5 squares)

↗ Row 6: blue x 6 (6 squares)

↙ Row 7: blue x 7 (7 squares)

↗ Row 8: blue x 8 (8 squares)

↙ Row 9: blue x 4, white x 1, blue x 1, white x 1, blue x 2 (9 squares)

↗ Row 10: blue x 2, white x 4, blue x 4 (10 squares)

↙ Row 11: blue x 4, white x 6, blue x 1 (11 squares)

↗ Row 12: blue x 1, white x 7, blue x 4 (12 squares)

↙ Row 13: blue x 4, white x 8, blue x 1 (13 squares)

↗ Row 14: blue x 1, white x 9, blue x 4 (14 squares)

↙ Row 15: blue x 5, white x 9, blue x 1 (15 squares)

↗ Row 16: blue x 1, white x 10, blue x 1, white x 1, blue x 3 (16 squares)

↙ Row 17: blue x 3, white x 13, blue x 1 (17 squares)

↗ Row 18: blue x 2, white x 10, blue x 1, white x 1, blue x 4 (18 squares)

↙ Row 19: blue x 3, red x 3, white x 11, blue x 2 (19 squares)

↗ Row 20: blue x 2, white x 11, skin x 1, red x 3, blue x 3 (20 squares)

↙ Row 21: blue x 3, red x 3, skin x 2, white x 11, blue x 2 (21 squares)

↗ Row 22: blue x 3, white x 10, skin x 2, white x 1, red x 3, blue x 3 (22 squares)

↙ Row 23: blue x 4, red x 2, white x 2, skin x 3, white x 8, blue x 4 (23 squares)

↗ Row 24: blue x 4, white x 8, skin x 4, white x 1, red x 3, blue x 4 (24 squares)

↙ Row 25: blue x 4, red x 3, white x 2, skin x 1, black x 1, skin x 1, pink x 1, white x 8, blue x 4 (25 squares)

Corner: Start decreasing on both ends

↗ Row 26: blue x 4, white x 7, skin x 4, white x 2, red x 3, blue x 4 (24 squares)

↙ Row 27: blue x 3, red x 4, white x 2, skin x 4, white x 6, blue x 4 (23 squares)

↗ Row 28: blue x 4, white x 6, skin x 3, white x 2, red x 4, blue x 3 (22 squares)

↙ Row 29: blue x 2, red x 5, white x 2, skin x 1, black x 1, skin x 1, white x 5, blue x 4 (21 squares)

↗ Row 30: blue x 4, white x 4, skin x 3, white x 2, red x 5, blue x 2 (20 squares)

↙ Row 31: blue x 2, red x 5, white x 2, skin x 3, white x 2, blue x 5 (19 squares)

↗ Row 32: blue x 6, skin x 3, white x 2, red x 6, blue x 1 (18 squares)

↙ Row 33: blue x 1, red x 6, white x 3, skin x 1, blue x 6 (17 squares)

↗ Row 34: blue x 6, white x 3, red x 6, blue x 1 (16 squares)

↙ Row 35: blue x 1, red x 6, white x 2, blue x 6 (15 squares)

↗ Row 36: blue x 6, red x 7, blue x 1 (14 squares)

↙ Row 37: blue x 1, red x 6, blue x 6 (13 squares)

↗ Row 38: blue x 7, red x 4, blue x 1 (12 squares)

↙ Row 39: blue x 2, red x 2, blue x 7 (11 squares)

↗ Row 40: blue x 10 (10 squares)

↙ Row 41: blue x 9 (9 squares)

↗ Row 42: blue x 8 (8 squares)

↙ Row 43: blue x 7 (7 squares)

↗ Row 44: blue x 6 (6 squares)

↙ Row 45: blue x 5 (5 squares)

↗ Row 46: blue x 4 (4 squares)

↙ Row 47: blue x 3 (3 squares)

↗ Row 48: blue x 2 (2 squares)

↙ Row 49: blue x 1 (1 square)

Border

In each corner you will make (sc-ch 2-sc) and in the side of each square you will make 2 sc.