Festive Crochet Santa Claus Pattern Square for Beginners
I’m super excited to share my Crochet Santa Claus pattern with you. It’s a fun and festive project that’s perfect for adding a touch of Christmas cheer to your home. Let’s get started and crochet some holiday magic together! The free crochet pattern is below.
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Free Crochet Santa Claus Pattern
This cute Santa is one of the 12 c2c squares from my Christmas crochet blanket pattern. You can make it as part of the blanket or use it individually for pillows, table runners, wall art, tote bags, and more.
Crochet Project Materials Needed
- Crochet Hook Size: I-9 5.5 mm crochet hook
- Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4 in blue, red, pink, white, black, & skin color. I used Red Heart Super Saver.
- Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
- Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
- Stitch marker(s): Use these to help keep track of your stitches.
Crochet Santa Claus Pattern
Skill Level
Advanced beginners. This crochet Santa Claus pattern is made using the corner to corner (c2c) stitch pattern method. It involves color changes.
Finished Size
My crochet Santa Claus square measures 17″ by 17″.
Gauge
8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches
Crochet Terms
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
C2C Crochet Technique
- The pattern is made using the c2c technique. You make “squares” in diagonal rows starting in one corner and ending in the opposite corner.
- Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
- Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
- You can follow the picture graph or the written pattern.
- The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.
C2C Video Tutorial
Need C2C help to make your crochet Santa Claus pattern? I have a step by step C2C tutorial for my mini heart square on my YouTube channel.
Crochet Santa Claus Pattern Notes
- ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
- ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”.
- The pattern is written in US terms.
Crochet Santa Claus Pattern Instructions
Download the Santa Claus graph.
↙ 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 for your Crochet Santa Claus Pattern
In each corner you will make (2 sc, ch-2, 2 sc). In the side of each square you will make 2 sc.
Finishing your Crochet Santa Claus Pattern
Weave in your ends. Block if desired.
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