This PDF crochet pattern consists of:
⭐️28 pages of detailed step-by-step instructions how to crochet this toy;
⭐️134 close-up photos with all the important angles;
⭐️5 helper videos for the key steps (hat, mustache, beard, arms, assembly);
⭐️7 short tip videos with extra technique advice;

⭐️a handy table of contents with easy navigation between sections;
⭐️useful crochet tips for neat shaping and clean details.

Tiny Santa is compact, charismatic and “alive”:
his hat is removable (you can change the angle or swap it), his mustache sticks out playfully, and the toy can sit on its own — a perfect little guest under the Christmas tree or a small handmade gift.

The crochet pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms.

** Skill level:**
Elementary / confident beginner.

The pattern does not contain full “learn to crochet” lessons, but the steps are very detailed and the video tips help you shape the mustache, beard and other small details.
You should already know how to work: magic ring, single crochet, increases and decreases, basic color changes and sewing parts together.

Approximate toy size:
• Standing: about 11 cm / 4.3”
• Sitting: about 8 cm / 3.1”

The actual size will vary depending on your yarn, hook size, stuffing and personal tension.

✂️Materials & Supplies✂️:

✔ Semi-cotton yarn like YarnArt Jeans / Alize Cotton Gold (~160 m / 50 g), colors:
— white (for beard, hat trim, details), e.g., YarnArt Jeans 01;
— skin / beige, e.g., 73;
— red, e.g., 90;
— brown, e.g., 70;
— yellow, e.g., 35 (for the buckle and small accents).

✔ Yarn usage (guide):
— main colors (red + white): up to ~50 g total;
— the other colors are needed in very small amounts.

✔ Crochet hook 2.0 mm (adjust the size to your own tension);
✔ Yarn needle for sewing on the mustache and other parts;
✔ Sewing needles, stitch markers / pins, scissors;
✔ Fiberfill stuffing (polyester fiberfill, holofiber, etc.);
♥️ and a little bit of love.

To watch the embedded videos, your device needs access to the Internet (all videos are hosted on YouTube).

THE CROCHET PATTERN IS COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED AND IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF OLGA USOLTSEVA.

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO:
❌ share, distribute or send the file to anyone else;
❌ copy or reproduce the pattern (in full or in part);
❌ post the pattern (in full or in part) online or make it publicly available;
❌ create and publish videos or tutorials using this pattern or any part of it;
❌ resell, exchange or claim the pattern as your own.

❗One purchase = one user. Please do not share the file with others.❗

You are very welcome to sell the finished toys you make from this pattern, as long as they are handmade by you and not mass-produced in a factory.
I would really appreciate it if you credit the design when sharing your finished Santa, for example:
“crochet pattern by @olya.usolya”.