Santa Claus face placemat

BeginnerUS TerminologyModular

A flat placemat shaped like Santa Claus's face, with distinct features like a round face, fluffy beard, pom-pom hat, and rosy cheeks. The design is mostly flat but with some subtle raised details for the nose and eyes.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Face Base

R1Ch 161, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (160) Fasten off.(160 sts)

Beard

R1Pick up 5 sc evenly around opening. (5) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(5 sts)

Hat

R1Pick up 154 sc evenly around opening. (154)(154 sts)
R2[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (147)(147 sts)
R3[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (135)(135 sts)
R4[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (122)(122 sts)
R5[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (110)(110 sts)
R6[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (98)(98 sts)
R7[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (86)(86 sts)
R8[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (73)(73 sts)
R9[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (61)(61 sts)
R10[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (49)(49 sts)
R11[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (37)(37 sts)
R12[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R13[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (12)(12 sts)
R14[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Hat Pom-Pom

R1Pick up 1 sc evenly around opening. (1)(1 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R3[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (22)(22 sts)
R4[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R5[Sc 12, inc] repeat around. (27)(27 sts)
R6Sc in each st around. (27)(27 sts)
R7[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R8[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (22)(22 sts)
R9[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R10[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Nose

R1Pick up 51 sc evenly around opening. (51)(51 sts)
R2[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R3[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (26)(26 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R6[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R7[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R8[Sc 9, inc] repeat around. (20)(20 sts)
R9Sc in each st around. (20)(20 sts)
R10[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R11[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R12[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Left Cheek / Right Cheek (make 2)

R1Pick up 2 sc evenly around opening. (2) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(2 sts)

Right Cheek

R1Same as Left Cheek.(0 sts)

Eyes

R1Pick up 2 sc evenly around opening. (2) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(2 sts)

Mouth

R1Pick up 2 sc evenly around opening. (2) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(2 sts)

Mustache

R1Pick up 3 sc evenly around opening. (3) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(3 sts)

Eyebrows

R1Pick up 1 sc evenly around opening. (1) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)