Quiet festive evening. Logs are crackled in the fireplace, the Christmas tree is shimmering, the whole family has gathered for evening tea. Sweet scented hot tea makes the evening cozy and warm. And the frozen fingers will be warmed with the warm cup cozy. You will not be able to resist smiling when Santa himself looks and smiles at you from your favorite mug?

Share the Santa cup cozy crochet pattern with you today (hope you like my Mermaid Cup Cozy) . Read all about the process and design details or get down to business by scrolling down to the in-depth free pattern below.

Christmas Mouse patterns in my blog:

                                    🎅Santa🎅                                                     ❄Elf❄

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Materials:

  • Any cotton 100% Weight/Yardage 50g/137yds: Cascade Ultra Pima Fine, 100% cotton or Schachenmayr Catania, etc.
  • Size D/3 (3 mm) crochet hook for Santa

             5 mm H\8 size – for cozy.

  • Tapestry needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations (US terms):

ch – chain

st st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

hdc – half double crochet

sk – skip

st(s) – stitch(es)

Skill Level: Easy

                                    
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Instructions.

Treble strand the 3 colors yarn: 2 strands of white and one strand of red.

Chain 39.

Row 1: hdc into the 3rd st and each next st till the end.

Row 2 – 8: repeat Row 1. Break yarn and fasten off.

Sew 2 buttons: for this skip 2 sts and sew the 1st button on the 3rd st. Then skip 2 sts and sew the 2nd button on the 3rd st. On the opposite side *skip the 1 st and in the 2nd st ch 7,  skip next st and  ss in the next st.* repeat twice.

Head.

Round 1: Magic ring with light brown color, 6 sc in ring and pull tight. (6 sts)

Round 2: 2 sc in each chain stitch around. (12 sts)

Round 3: 2 sc in each chain stitch around. (24 sts). Move marker.

Round 4: sc in each chain stitch around. (24 sts). Move marker.

Round 5: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* repeat around. (36 sts). Move marker.

Round 6: sc in each chain stitch around. (36 sts). Move marker.

Round 7: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st* repeat around. (54 sts). Move marker. Change the color.

Round 8: with white color yarn sc in each chain stitch around. (54 sts). Break yarn and fasten off.

Make 2nd head only with white color yarn.

Ears.

Round 1: Magic ring with white color, 6 sc in ring and pull tight. (6 sts)

Round 2:  2 sc in each chain stitch around. (12 sts)

Round 3: 2 sc in each chain stitch around. (24 sts)

Round 4: sc in each chain stitch around. (24 sts)

Then 5 sc and ss. Break yarn and fasten off.

Make 4 ears.

Beard.

Round 1: Magic ring with white color, chain 3, 8 dc in ring and pull tight. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 2:  Ch 3, 1 dc in the same st, *2 dc in next st* repeat 7 times (16 sts) Turn.

Row 3:  Ch 3, 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st * repeat 7 times, (23 sts).

Ch 2, dc in the next 2 sts, ch 2, ss in the same st,  *ch 2, dc in the next 3 sts, ch 2, ss in the same st* repeat 2 times, then ch 2, dc in the next 2 sts, 1 tr in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, ch 2, ss in the same st, *ch 2, dc in the next 3 sts, ch 2, ss in the same st* repeat 3 times. Break yarn and fasten off.

Mustache.

Row 1: Magic ring with white color, chain 3, 3 dc in the ring and pull tight. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2:  chain 3, dc in the next 3 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 3:  chain 3, dc in the next 3 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 4:  chain 3, dc in the next 3 sts together. Turn.

Make 2 parts.

Hat.

Row 1: Sc with white color in the next 14 sts. Turn. Change the color.

Row 2: Sc with red color in the 2nd st, sc in the next 12 sts. Turn.

Row 3: Sc in the 2nd st, sc in the next 11 sts. Turn.

Row 4: Sc in the 2nd st, sc in the next 10 sts. Turn.

Row 5: 10 tr in the 5th st.  Ss in the last st. Break yarn and fasten off.

Make hats on the both heads.

Pom Pom

 Make a small yarn Pom Pom with white color yarn.

Assembling

Sew the ears to the head with white color yarn. Sew the beard and the mustache with white color yarn.Sew the nose (For the nose: Magic ring with red color yarn and then 7 sc in ring and pull tight)  with red color yarn and pompom with white color yarn.

So you have 2 heads with ears: one head is with decoration and with beard, other is just plain. Sew 2 heads together using needle and white color yarn. And sew the hat using red color.

Sew the Santa Mouse on the cup cozy using white and red yarn or attach using hot glue gun:

 

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