Pattern is written using USA terminology

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (19 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)

Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

approx. 23 cm high, bottom: 4x17 cm

You will need:
Santa Claus bag:

• any fingering yarn of following colors:
• pale pink: 15 g
• white: 38 g
• red: 160 g
• leftover od black yarn
• 16-20 red round buttons (10-12 mm in diameter)
• 4 green round buttons (18-12 mm in diameter)
• Decorative element or a New Year button
• 1-mm crochet hook
  2-mm crochet hook

Snowman bag:

• any fingering yarn of following colors:
• blue: 6 g
• white: 45 g
• light-blue: 150 g
• leftovers of black and orange yarn
• 16-20 blue round buttons (10-12 mm in diameter)
• 4 white round buttons (18-12 mm in diameter)
• decorative element or a New Year button
• 10-12 black semi-beads (6-8 mm in diameter)
• 1-mm crochet hook
  2-mm crochet hook

The bags are made of Kable by Moscow Yarn Company (100% cotton, 430 m/100 g) and Sunny by Troitsk Yarn Company (100% cotton, 425 m/100 g). Make eyes with one strand yarn and all the other parts of bags with two strands together.

You can use any Fingering yarn.

Attention! You can use cotton or acrylic yarn to make bags. If you use acrylic yarn, do not steam the bag as it can lose its shape.