Christmas gifts that are made with love have always been a favorite in our family. Crocheted Christmas gifts are most common since our family had three generations of crochet enthusiasts. The great thing about our family was that each one of us preferred making something different - Grandmom was known for her afghans, Mom for baby items, and me for stuffed animals, hats, and scarves.
While all of the projects on Crafty Tipster would make a great Christmas present, the projects and patterns listed here have a Christmas or wintery feel to them and celebrate a season full of love and gift giving.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas.
Meet our first Amigurumi-inspired Santa Claus.
The pattern and instructions are a little long, but are fairly easy. Even the beginner should be able to make this crochet Santa. An alternate placement of the eyes is shown below.
Crochet Stitches Used
Unless otherwise noted, all stitches are standard single crochet (insert hook into previous row, yo, pull yarn through, yo and pull through both loops on crochet hook)
Slip Stitches are made by inserting the hook, yo, and pulling the yarn through both the stitch and the loop on the …
An original Christmas crochet pattern - Beachy Crochet Snowman is made using basic Amigurumi techniques and is oh so cute. This free crochet pattern also includes suggestions for hat and scarf variations.
