SANTA’S NOSE:
ROW 1: With Cream and H hook ch-4, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc last ch, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc ea st across, fasten off.
Sew corners tog to form a ball.
SANTA’S BEARD:
ROW 1: With White and h hook ch-17, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 2-6: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)(13 sts)(12 sts)(11 sts)(10 sts)
ROW 7-9: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)(6 sts)(4 sts)
ROW 10: (Hdc dec next 2 sts) twice, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 11: Hdc dec next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 12: Hdc only st, fasten off.
Glue bead to Santa’s head and nose to center top of beard.
SANTA’S HAT:
Rep rnd 1-19 of Snowman’s hat in red.
SANTA’S HAT TRIM:
ROW 1: With White and H hook ch-3, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc last ch, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 2: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Rep row 2 until piece will fit around bottom edge of hat. Glue in place. Glue hat to Santa’s head.
TASSEL FOR SANTA’S HAT:
Cut a 2” long piece of cardboard. Wrap yarn around the cardboard 40 times and fasten off. Slide off cardboard and with a length of yarn tie tightly at the top. Cut a 12” piece of yarn and measure down 1” from top of tassel (where tied off) wrap yarn around tassel at this point leaving enough at the ends to tie in a knot, knot, trim ends. Cut bottom lps of tassel and sew to the tip of the hat.
ARM (MAKE 2):
ROW 1: with Red and H hook ch-4, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc last ch, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 2-7: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 7 join White, fasten off Red.
ROW 8-9: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 9 fasten off.
THUMB:
With White and H hook join in side of row 8 of arm, ch-1, work 1 hdc in sa row, fasten off.
BELT:
With Black and H hook rep as you did for the hat’s trim only making sure it fits around the gumdrop, fasten off. Cut a small square out of felt and glue to center front of belt. If you like, cut the center out of the square to make it look more like a belt buckle.
PUTTING SANTA TOGETHER:
Make 3 gumdrops out of red yarn and glue tog as you did for the Snowman. Make the head, bead, nose, hat w trim and tassel, arms and belt. Glue finished head to top gumdrop. Glue one arm to ea side of Santa. Glue belt around center of middle gumdrop. Draw eyes on with black fabric paint and allow to dry. Go back with gray fabric paint and at just a touch for a highlight.