Santa - New Year Festive Brooche

Materials:
– alize forever 50 gr /300 m
– yarnart  etamin 30 gr /180 m
– 1,25 mm crochet hook
– a sewing needle, a pair of scissors, hollow fiber stuffing

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

inc – increase

dec - decrease, two single crochets together

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

Beard (white colour)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc  = 12 sc

3. (1 inc , 1 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

4. (1 inc , 2 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

5. (1 inc , 3 sc ) х 6 = 30 sc

6. (1 inc , 4 sc ) х 6 = 36 sc

7. (1 inc , 5 sc ) х 6 = 42 sc

8 – 12 = 36 sc

13. (1 dec , 5 sc ) х 6 = 36 sc

14. (1 dec , 4 sc ) х 6 = 30 sc

15. 30 sc

16. 10 sc , 1 hdc , 3 dc , 1 hdc , 10 sc , 2 hdc , 3 dc  = 30, ch , turn

17. 1 hdc , 4 dc , 1 hdc , 8 sc , 1 hdc , 4 dc , 1hdc  = 20 – incomplete row

To add a little fiberfill.

Bind off.

Head (beige)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a ring

2. 6 inc  = 12 sc

3. (1 inc , 1 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

4. (1 inc , 2 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

5. (1 inc , 3 sc ) х 6 = 30 sc

6 – 15. 30 sc

16. (1 dec , 3 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

17. (1 dec , 2 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

18. (1 dec , 1 sc ) х 6 = 12 sc

To add a little fiberfill.

19. 6 dec  = 6 sc

Nose (beige colour)

Ch 4  

1. From the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet 2 sc , 3 sc  in 1, 1 sc ,  1 inc  = 8

2. 1 inc , 2 sc , 2 inc , 2 sc , 1 inc  = 12

3. 1 inc , 5 sc , 1 inc , 5 sc  = 14

4. 14 sc

Stuff lightly.

5. (1 dec , 1 sc ) х 4, dec  = 9 sc

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Ear 2 pcs (beige colour)

 Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Hat (red colour)

ch 30 in a Magic Ring

1 – 7. 30 sc

8. (1 dec , 3 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

9. 24 sc  

10. (1 dec , 2 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

11, 12. 18 sc

13. (1 dec , 1 sc ) х 6 = 12 sc

14 – 18. 12 sc

19. 6 dec  = 6 sc

20, 21. 6 sc

Pompom (white colour)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc  = 12 sc

3. (1 inc , 1 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

4 – 6. 18 sc

7. (1 dec , 1 sc ) х 6 = 12 sc

Stuff lightly.

8. 6 dec  = 6 sc

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Strip for the hat (white colour)

Ch 25

1. Ch 12. From the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet 24 sc , ch , turn

2 – 4. 24 sc , ch , turn

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Assemble the hat as shown on the picture. Sew the pompom and the strip on.

Attach and sew the beard, ears and nose to the head as shown.

Put the hat on the head and sew it on.

Embroider the eyes with black colour thread. Make 5-6 wraps around the needle as shown.

Attach and sew your Santa to the brooch base.

Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year!