How to Crochet Santa Christmas Tree Ornament & Bauble
Santa’s belly has an undeniably one of the easiest pattern and can be used in any Christmas project. In this post, I have a tutorial for crocheting this fun pattern as a Christmas tree ornament ball with the option to either stuff using fiberfill or a Christmas bauble. Like the store-bought bauble, it has a band of gold glitter yarn, which is my favorite part of this ornament.
You will be able to finish it as a single piece within 30 minutes. The tutorial from Mels is quite stitch-by-stitch. The whole belly pattern just needs a single black stripe, while you will sew the belt part separately, which I think is better than crocheting it separately. It gives a nice 3D feel to it naturally.
So, if you have made up your mind to crochet this Christmas ornament, continue reading this post till the end. There you will find the complete tutorial. It will be the best gift ever!
Crochet Santa Christmas Tree Ornament
A bit about the Designer. The designer of this so cute Christmas ornament is @oksanaartesana – she is a promising amigurumi designer with many tutorials for crocheting Christmas decorations like Santa hat, Santa head amigurumi, and much more.
Her library is perfect for beginners to explore the mini and simple amigurumi ideas and learning the techniques. So, make sure to follow her.
Note: In respect of the creator’s rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen written instructions at the end of this post.
Material List for Santa Christmas Tree Ornament
- Dark red color of yarn. You can use Milk Cotton yarn.
- Black color of yarn
- Gold glitter yarn (gauge 2.5 to 3)
- Crochet hook (2.5 millimeter)
Other Notions:
- Cotton stuffing or bauble
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
About Crochet Santa Christmas Tree Ornament
Quick Summary & Skill Level: Beginner. The crochet Santa belly ball base is simply crocheted sphere using single crochet, increase, decrease, chain, and slip stitch. Stripe work using color changes is needed for the mid black section, the Santa belt pattern (red to black and back to red).
It also uses color changes to add a final, small crocheted piece in the top and gold glitter yarn for the belt buckle which needs embroidery using a sewing needle.
Tutorial-Timing: 26 Minutes Only
Abbreviations & Stitches
Following quick stitch-bits will help you learn the crochet techniques needed for crocheting, and following this Christmas ornament tutorial:
- Chain (ch): Make a simple loop of yarn on the hook and pull a new loop through it to create the base chain.
- Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook.
- Increase: Insert two single crochet stitches into a single stitch from the previous round to expand the circumference.
- Decrease (SC2TOG): Insert the hook into the first stitch, pull up a loop, insert the hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook to join two stitches into one.
