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Santa and his lazy elf

Chantalle Hensgens
Santa has a huge problem this year! He can’t find his elf and his bag of gifts seems a lot heavier than before! Or is something else going on…?

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Materials

  • Stylecraft special DK (order it here!)
    • 1 skein green
    • 1 skein white
    • 1 skein red
    • 1 skein skin color
    • 1 skein brown
    • Leftovers black (aprox. 20 grams)
    • Leftovers yellow (aprox.  5 grams)
    • Aprox. an arm length of soft pink

Abbreviations (US terms)

  • ch = chain
  • ss = slip stitch
  • sc = single crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet
  • dc = double crochet
  • Increase = make two stitches in the indicated stitch
  • Decrease = hook in indicated stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through three loops on hook
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Santa body

  1. Use red and hook size 2,5mm to make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring.
  2. inc x 6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
  6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
  7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
  8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
  9. 1sc in each stitch
  10. 1sc in each stitch
  11. 1sc in each stitch
  12. 1sc in each stitch
  13. 1sc in each stitch
  14. 1sc in each stitch
  15. 1sc in each stitch
  16. (dec, 2 sc) x 6, 24 sc (42)
  17. 1sc in each stitch
  18. (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
  19. 1sc in each stitch
  20. (dec, 1 sc) x 6, 18 sc(30)
  21. 1sc in each stitch
  22. (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
  23. Start stuffing the body
  24. 1sc in each stitch
  25. (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
  26. 1sc in each stitch
  27. (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)

Leave a long end to later sew the head to the body.

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If you fill the lower body half with rice,it will be heavier and keep your doll in balance.

Santa coat

To finish the coat we need to add a little piece at the bottom of the body. 

  1. Use red and hook size 2,5mm to add a row of surface sc between rows 9 and 10. Make sure the lower body half faces upward. Put your hook sideways from right to left under the stitches between rows 9 and 10. Now, make an sc as usual. Do this all around the body. 
  2. Join with ss and ch 2. Dc in each stitch.
  3. Join with ss and ch 2. Dc in each stitch.
  4. Change to white (wool), 1sc in each stitch and join with ss. 
  5. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Use white (wool) to make a row of surface ss from top to bottom in the front middle of the coat. 

Use black to make a row of surface ss between rows 10 and 11 for the belt. Use yellow to embroider the belt buckle in the front middle of the belt. 

Santa legs

  1. Use black and hook size 2,5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring.
  2. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. 1sc in each stitch
  5. 1sc in each stitch
  6. (dec, 1 sc) x 3, 9 sc (15)
  7. 3 x dec, 9 sc (12)
  8. dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (10)
  9. 1sc in each stitch
  10. 1sc in each stitch
  11. Use white (wool), 1sc in each stitch
  12. 1sc in each stitch
  13. Use red, 1sc in each stitch
  14. 1sc in each stitch
  15. 1sc in each stitch

Make another leg and stuff them. Leave a long tail to sew the legs to the body. Sew to body in the middle, from row 2 to 4. 

Santa arms

  1. Use skin color and hook size 2,5mm, magic ring, 6 sc in ring
  2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 1sc in each stitch
  5. 1sc in each stitch
  6. 1sc in each stitch
  7. Use white (wool), (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
  8. 1sc in each stitch
  9. Use red, 1sc in each stitch
  10. dec, 10 sc (11)
  11. dec, 9 sc (10)
  12. dec, 8 sc (9)
  13. dec, 7 sc (8)
  14. 1sc in each stitch
  15. 1sc in each stitch
  16. 1sc in each stitch

Cut yarn and leave a long tail. Sew arms to body at row 22 and 23.  

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If you don’t stuff the arms, they can be positioned more easily when putting the scene together. 

Santa head

  1. Use skin color and hook size 2,5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring
  2. 1sc in each stitch
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 1sc in each stitch
  5. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  6. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  7. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  8. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
  9. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
  10. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
  11. 1sc in each stitch
  12. 1sc in each stitch
  13. 1sc in each stitch
  14. 1sc in each stitch
  15. 1sc in each stitch
  16. 1sc in each stitch
  17. 1sc in each stitch
  18. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
  19. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
  20. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
  21. (2 sc, dec) x 6. Stuff the head.(18)
  22. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
  23. 6 x dec (6)

Sew the hole on top of the body shut and weave in ends. Use black to embroider the eyes, white (wool) for the eyebrows and skin color for the nose. Use white (wool) to add the beard, moustache and hair. Brush the yarn carefully to make it look like real hair. 

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Make sure you embroider the eyes in the middle of the head, fairly far apart. This makes Santa look friendly. 
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Cut the yarn for the beard, moustache and hair in short pieces. Wrap the yarn around a book (for example) and cut at one side to make them the same size. 

To attach: put your hook under a stitch, pull up a loop and pull the two ends through the loop.  

Place the neck inside the body and sew the head to the body. Because the neck is placed inside the body, you can pull the thread through it to make it extra secure. 

Santa hat

  1. Use red and hook size 2,5mm. Ch 34
  2. 1sc in each stitch, join with ss in first sc (33)
  3. 1sc in each stitch 
  4. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
  5. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
  6. 1sc in each stitch
  7. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
  8. 1sc in each stitch
  9. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
  10. 1sc in each stitch
  11. (1 sc, dec) x 4 (8)
  12. 1sc in each stitch
  13. 1sc in each stitch
  14. 1sc in each stitch
  15. (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
  16. 1sc in each stitch
  17. 3x dec (3)

Cut yarn and weave in ends. Continue at the bottom of the hat with white (wool).

Make two rows of 1sc in each stitch (33). 

Weave in ends and sew hat to Santa’s head. Fold the top of the hat downwards and sideways and secure with a stitch. 

  1. Use yellow or white (wool) and hook size 2,5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring
  2. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 6x dec (6)

Cut yarn, weave in ends. Attach to the hat. 

Santa bag

  1. Use brown and hook size 3,5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring
  2. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
  6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
  7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
  8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
  9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
  10. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
  11. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
  12. (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)

Row 13 – 42: 1sc in each stitch for 30 rows

  1. 1 sc, ch 1 (counts as first dc), dc in same, dc in rest of stitches. (144)

Stuff the bag and use yellow to make a rope (ch 50). Tie rope around the bag. Pull the ends over Santa’s shoulders and attach them to his chest, together with the hands. 

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Fill the bag with rice and crumpled up paper. The bag will be firm and your elf can chill on it. You can also leave the bag empty and put a small gift in it. 
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Elf legs

  1. Use black and hook size 2.5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring.
  2. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. 1sc in each stitch
  6. 6 x dec, 12 sc (18)
  7. 3 x dec, 12 sc (15)
  8. 1sc in each stitch
  9. 3 x inc, 12 sc (18)
  10. FRONT loop only: 1sc in each stitch

    Cut yarn.

  1. Use green and BACK loop of row 9 only: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
  2. 1sc in each stitch
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 1sc in each stitch
  5. 1sc in each stitch

Cut yarn and weave in ends. Make another leg, but DON’T cut the yarn. You’ll continue with this yarn. 

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Place a stitch marker in the 3d and the last stitch of the last row on the first leg. Place a stitch marker in de 6th and 9th stitch of the last row on the second leg. 

Elf body

Use the green yarn that’s still attached to the second leg you made.

6 sc in second leg (until stitch marker), ch 2, 13 sc in first leg (from 1st marker until 2nd marker), ch 2, 7 sc in second leg (from 2nd marker). 

  1. 1sc in each stitch (30)
  2. (8v, dec) x 3 (27)
  3. (7v, dec) x 3 (24)
  4. Use black,1sc in each stitch

From here, use back loop only! Start stuffing. 

  1. Use white, 1sc in each stitch
  2. Use red, 1sc in each stitch

Repeat row 6 and 7 three more times (4 times total). 

  1. Usewhite (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
  2. Use red (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
  3. Use white (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
  4. Use red (1 sc, dec) x 5 (10)

Weave in and leave a long tail to sew the head on.  

Elf head

  1. Use skin color and hook size 2.5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring. 
  2. 1sc in each stitch
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 2 sc in each stitch (12)
  5. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  6. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  7. 1sc in each stitch
  8. 1sc in each stitch
  9. 1sc in each stitch
  10. 1sc in each stitch
  11. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
  12. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
  13. 6 x dec (6)

Sew the hole on top of the head shut and weave in ends. Use black to embroider the eyes and eyebrows, pink for the mouth and skin color for the nose. Sew head to body. 

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De first 3 rows of the head form the neck. If you push the neck inside the body, you can use the tail from the body to secure the head. 

Elf hat

For the hat, start each row with a chain and end with a ss in the first sc. 

  1. Use white and hook size 2.5mm. Ch 24 and join with ss in first ch.
  2. 1sc in each stitch (24)
  3. Use green, 1sc in each stitch
  4. (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
  5. 1sc in each stitch
  6. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
  7. 1sc in each stitch
  8. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
  9. 1sc in each stitch
  10. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
  11. 1sc in each stitch
  12. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
  13. 1sc in each stitch
  14. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
  15. 1sc in each stitch
  16. 3 x dec (3)
  17. Change to white, 2sc in each stitch (6)
  18. 1sc in each stitch
  19. 3 x dec (3)

Cut yarn and weave in ends. Sew the hat to the head. 

Elf arms

  1. Use skin color and hook size 2.5mm. Magic ring, 6 sc in ring
  2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
  3. 1sc in each stitch
  4. 1sc in each stitch
  5. Use green, (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
  6. 1sc in each stitch

Use back loop only from here: 

  1. Use white, (1 sc, dec) x 2 (4)
  2. Use red, 1sc in each stitch 
  3. Use white, 1sc in each stitch
  4. Use red, 1sc in each stitch 
  5. Use white, 1sc in each stitch
  6. Use red, 1sc in each stitch 
  7. Use white, 1sc in each stitch
  8. Use red, 1sc in each stitch 

Cut yarn and sew arms to the body at row 15 and 16. 

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Push a piece of wire through the body where the arms will go. If you slide the arms over the wire, you will be able to position them as you like. 

Elf collar

  1. Use green and hook size 2.5mm. Ch 21.
  2. Start in de 2nd ch from hook, ss. Sc in next, hdc in next, dc in next. Skip 3 ch, ss in next.
  3. Ch 5, ss in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next, hdc in next, dc in next. Skip 2 ch and ss in next.  

Repeat row 3 three more times to make a total of 5 triangles. Sew the collar around the neck. 

That’s all, you did it! Congratulations and have fun with Santa and his lazy elf!

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Chantalle is a crochet pattern designer and a blogger. She will add new patterns for you and write about crochet to inspire you! She's a proud stay-at-home mom of two kids, a cat and two birds.

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