Meet Cuddle-Sized Santa Claus! He is cute and cuddly, and of course, he loves Christmas! He also has a weakness for all kinds of toys and for Mrs. Claus. Oh, and he’s also quite fond of milk and cookies!

Materials You Need:
-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in beige, red, white, black, and a small amount of yellow. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For the beige skin, I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige“. For everything else, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the following colors: “Red”, “White”, “Black”, and “Yellow”.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
-15 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

-sc – single crochet
-st/sts – stitch(es)
-sl st – slip stitch
-dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
-inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
-hdc – half double crochet
-BLO – back loops only
-R1 – round 1
-rep – repeat
-** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.

Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)

The finished size is approximately 8.5 in. (21.5 cm.) tall with the hat on. (Please be aware that your personal gauge, tension, hook size, and the brand of yarn you decide to use will all impact the finished size.)

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