Knit a festive favorite with this Santa Claus Holiday Square Knitting Pattern! Featuring Santa’s classic red suit, cheerful belt, and golden buckle, this cozy design brings holiday magic right to your needles. Worked flat with a tidy garter stitch border framing the smooth stockinette center, this merry square is perfect for Christmas-themed pillows, table decorations, festive blankets, or even as a fun accent on a tote or sweater.

The pattern includes a full colorwork chart and easy row-by-row written instructions, so you can bring Santa to life using intarsia or duplicate stitch. It’s also adaptable for machine knitting — a joyful addition to your handmade holiday décor!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
The final size of the project will depend on the yarn and needle size you choose. Here are examples for three different yarn weights:
Sport weight (5 ply) with 3.5 mm (US 4) needles:
37 × 37 cm (15″ × 15″) — approx. 120 g
DK (8 ply) or worsted weight (8 ply) with 3.75 mm - 4 mm (US 5-7) needles (sample shown): 46 × 46 cm (18″ × 18″) — approx. 140–180 g
Aran weight (10 ply) with 5.5 mm (US 9) needles:
52 × 52 cm (20″ × 20″) — approx. 250 g

MATERIALS NEEDED
I used DK weight (8 ply) yarn — 140 g of YarnArt Creative, 100% cotton, 50 g ≈ 85 m / 1.8 oz ≈ 93 yds
Knitting needles: 3.75 mm (US 5)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
If you want to match the sample size, use DK yarn with a similar gauge. However, you’re free to use any yarn you like! This project is highly adaptable — just choose suitable needles for your yarn and enjoy the process.

GAUGE
22 stitches × 32 rows = 10 × 10 cm (4″ × 4″) in sport 5-ply yarn
18 stitches × 26 rows = 10 × 10 cm (4″ × 4″) in DK or worsted 8-ply
16 stitches × 23 rows = 10 × 10 cm (4″ × 4″) in aran 10-ply yarn

Language: English

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