Looking for little handmade ornaments for your tree? This set of four mini Christmas ornaments — Santa Claus, Holly, Candle and Gingerbread Man — works up quickly in fingering weight yarn, perfect for using up leftover yarn.
PDF pattern with English written instructions and Japanese-style charts.

✦ Pattern Details
• Language: English
• Crochet terminology: US
• Pattern instructions: Written pattern and chart
• Format: PDF file (A4, 16 pages)

This pattern includes full written instructions and crochet charts for all four ornaments: Santa Claus, Holly, Candle and Gingerbread Man.
Process photos are included for some of the trickier steps.

✦ Yarn, Hook & Size Guide
• Yarn weight: Fingering
• Hook size: 3.0 mm (Santa Claus, Holly, Candle), 2.5 mm (Gingerbread Man)
• Gauge:
– Santa Claus: 3 rounds = 0.4” (1 cm) in height in sc
– Holly: 1 hdc = 0.4” (1 cm) in height
– Candle: 3 rounds = 0.4” (1 cm) in height in sc
– Gingerbread Man: 3 sts = 0.4” (1.1 cm) in width in sc
• Yardage:
– Santa Claus: Red 8 yds (7 m), White 7 yds (6 m)
– Holly: Dark Green 6 yds (5 m)
– Candle: White or Light Gray 8 yds (7 m), small amount of Red
– Gingerbread Man: Brown 9 yds (8 m), small amount of White
• Finished size:
– Santa Claus: 2.1” (5.3 cm) tall x 1.3” (3.3 cm) wide
– Holly: 2.5” (6.3 cm) long x 1.4” (3.5 cm) wide
– Candle: 2.6” (6.5 cm) tall x 0.6” (1.6 cm) wide
– Gingerbread Man: 2.2” (5.5 cm) tall x 1.4” (3.5 cm) wide
• Other materials: Polyester stuffing (Santa Claus, Candle), embroidery thread for the eyes (Santa Claus), ornament string (Candle, Gingerbread Man)

✦ Please Note
• The wreath and the red lidded container shown in some photos are not included in this pattern.
• You can make bigger ornaments with thicker yarn and a larger hook. The finished size will vary depending on your yarn and hook.

I made these four Christmas ornaments as a set.
They are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and you can hang them on the tree, use them as decorations around the house, or attach them to a gift.

✧ Santa Claus
This Santa is based on the little sugar Santa you often see on Christmas cakes.
He turned out a little slimmer than I planned, so I gave him a fluffy beard to make him look more like Santa.

✧ Holly
The Holly may look plain at first glance, but it can be used in many ways.
I hope the styling photos give you some ideas.
Matching the colors and attaching it to a wreath would look lovely.

✧ Candle
I was inspired by the classic candle ornaments on an elegant Christmas tree.
This “candle” is never hot, and I chose a slightly muted red for the flame.

✧ Gingerbread Man
I had wanted to make a cookie ornament for a long time.
It is not very difficult, so why not make several and change the face and body embroidery for each one?

All of them are worked in fingering weight yarn, so you may be able to use up leftover yarn if you have the right colors.
They work up quickly, which makes them perfect for last-minute holiday crocheting.

The Brown yarn I used for the Gingerbread Man may be discontinued. If so, please choose a fingering weight yarn in your favorite cookie color.

Why not add these ornaments to your Christmas decorations this year?