In this tutorial, I show you how to crochet a small simple Santa sack ornament to decorate your Christmas tree or to combine with an amigurumi.
This project you can finish in about 1 hour and I suggest you to work with a glitter yarn to give an elegance touch.
Used yarn and accessories to crochet Santa sack
I used:
- 50 gr mercerized cotton yarn ICE YARNS brown color
- 20 gr metallic polyester acrylic ORO MONDIAL red color
- Crochet hook size 3 mm
- scissor
- stitch marker
- needle
- Polystyrene ball 17 cm circumference
Other recommended yarns: try doing it with the golden cord, the result will be a much bigger and more robust sack than the one proposed in the tutorial.
Cotton, wool and acrylic are ideal for this bag if you want a softer finish.
Depending on the yarn you choose, you will need to adjust the crochet hook size.
Useful information before starting
The Santa Sack is to crochet in continues round, without closing with a slip stitch at the end of each round.
Use a stitch marker to mark the first or the last stitch of the round and move it.
To give the shape, I used a polystyrene ball about 17 cm in circumference.
📗 Abbreviations & meanings (US terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- CH = chain
- SC = single crochet
- SLST = slip stitch
- HDC = half double crochet
- DC = double crochet
- INC = Increase, 2 SC in the same stitch
- DEC = Decrease, 2 SC together
- REP * = repeat from * to * until the end of the row
Tutorial crochet Santa sack
Follow the table down here to start with a circle.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTION | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | 6 INC | 12 |
| 3 | * 1 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 18 |
| 4 | 1 SC, INC ; * 2 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 24 |
| 5 | * 3 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 30 |
| 6 | 2 SC, INC; *4 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 2 SC | 36 |
| 7 | * 5 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 42 |
| 8 | 3 SC, INC; * 6 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 3 SC | 48 |
| 9-13 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 48×5 |
| 14 | 3 SC, DEC; * 6 SC, DEC*; REP * 5 times, 3 SC | 42 |
| 15 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 42 |
| 16 | * 5 SC, DEC*; REP * 6 times | 36 |
| 17 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 36 |
| 18 | 2 SC, DEC; *4 SC, DEC*; REP * 5 times, 2 SC insert the styrofoam ball. | 30 |
| 19 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 30 |
| 20 | * 3 SC, DEC *; REP * 6 times | 24 |
| 21 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 24 |
| 22 | 1 SC, DEC; *2 SC, DEC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 18 |
| 23 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 18 |
| 24 | * 1 SC, DEC *; REP * 6 times | 12 |
| 25 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 26 | 2 CHs (= 1st HDC), 1 HDC in the base of the CH and 2 HDC in each stitches around. Close with 1 SL ST in the 2nd beginning CH. | 24 |
Cut the yarn and hide it.
How to crochet the cord
Now take a contrasting color, better if “glittered”, like the red one I chose to make the string. Make 90 CHs, fasten them and then cut the thread leaving a long end of about 20 cm.
Knot the string made between the 25th and 26th round and form a bow. Stitch the ends of the string together and then, with the same thread, run over the top back of the bag to form a loop, so you can hang it on the branch of the Christmas tree. Watch the video to see how.
🎬 Video tutorial how to crochet a Santa sack ornament
The Christmas crochet project is finished!
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