Tiny Santa

Tiny Santa

Tiny Santa     

Size:

Measures around 5" (12.5cm) in height

Requires:

DK yarn – red, black, and white for body, flesh colour for face,  a small length of yellow and blue

3.5mm needles

Polyester stuffing

Small jingle bell (optional)

Instructions:

Knitted in one piece

Begin with the Front Legs

Leg 1 ~

Using black, cast on 5sts and knit 4 rows

Using red, knit 6 rows

Break off yarn, leave stitches on the needle

Leg 2 ~

Work exactly as first leg

Front Body~

Knit across leg 2, then leg 1                                                         (10sts)

Knit 3 more rows

Using black, knit 2 rows

Using red, knit 2 rows

Front Arms ~

Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts                                  (15sts)

Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts                                  (20sts)

Knit 7 rows

Cast off 6sts, knit to end of row                                                   (14sts)

Cast off 6sts, knit to end of row                                                   (8sts)

Knit a row

Head ~

Using flesh colour, stocking stitch 18 rows

Back Arms ~

Rejoin red and knit a row

Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts                                 (14sts)

Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts                                 (20sts)

Knit 7 rows

Cast off 5sts, knit to end of row                                                  (15sts)

Cast off 5sts, knit to end of row                                                  (10sts)

Back Body~

Knit 2 rows

Using black, knit 2 rows

Using red, knit 4 rows

Back Legs ~

Leg 1 ~

Work on first 5sts only, knit 6 rows

Using black, knit 5 rows

Cast off

Leg 2 ~

Work exactly as first leg

Cast off

To complete  ~

Fold in half and sew around. (Sew it with right sides facing  - leave a little gap, turn it right side out, add polyester toy stuffing, and close the little gap). 

Add features using a length of black / blue yarn for eyes - and a belt buckle using yellow

Beard ~

Using white, cast on 12sts

Knit a row

K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog

Repeat the last 2 rows until 2sts remain

K2tog, fasten off 

Sew on to face         

Hat ~

Using white, cast on 22sts

Knit 2 rows

Using red, knit 2 rows

(K5, k2tog) 3 times, k1

Knit a row

(K4, k2tog) 3 times, k1

Knit a row

(K3, k2tog) 3 times, k1

Knit a row

(K2, k2tog) 3 times, k1

Knit a row

(K1, k2tog) 3 times, k1

Knit a row

(K2tog) 3 times, k1                               (4sts)

Knit

K2tog, k2tog

K2tog

Fasten off

Add a little jingle bell if desired.

Sew hat on to head