Get ready to jingle all the way to your holiday table with the Santa Pants Wine Bottle Holder, a festive crochet project that’s equal parts merry and practical! 🎅🍷 With its bright red trousers, fuzzy white trim, and classic black belt, this playful design turns any bottle into a cheerful centerpiece. Whether you’re hosting a Christmas dinner or wrapping up a bottle for a loved one, these Santa pants add a handmade twist that’s sure to spark smiles.
This pattern is perfect for crocheters who love combining seasonal fun with functional flair. You can personalize the pants with sparkly yarn, add tiny buttons or suspenders, or even stitch up a matching elf version for extra giggles. Whether you’re decking the halls or gifting with a wink, the Santa Pants Wine Bottle Holder is a joyful way to celebrate the holidays—one festive stitch at a time! 🧶🎄
🎅 Crochet Santa Pants Wine Bottle Holder Pattern
Make your holiday table merry and bright with this Santa Pants Wine Bottle Holder! With its plump black boots, red pants, classic black belt with a chunky gold buckle, crisp white trims, and sturdy suspenders, this festive design holds two bottles of wine in style. A fun and functional Christmas project that makes the perfect centerpiece or gift!
✨ Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate – basic stitches, shaping, and simple assembly.
📏 Finished Size
- Fits two standard 750 ml wine bottles
- Height (including suspenders): ~30–32 cm
- Boot width: ~9–10 cm (round and stuffed)
🧶 Materials
- Worsted or chunky yarn:
- Red (pants & suspenders)
- Black (boots & belt)
- White (waist & boot trims)
- Gold/Yellow (belt buckle)
- Crochet hook: 4.5–5.0 mm (adjust to yarn)
- Polyester stuffing (for boots)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in same st)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip stitch
hdc – Half double crochet
dc – Double crochet
🧵 Pattern Instructions
🥾 Boots (make 2, black)
- MR 6 (6)
- inc ×6 (12)
- (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6–9. sc around (30)
👉 Stuff firmly into a short, round boot shape. FO.
❄️ Boot Trim (white)
Attach white yarn at boot opening.
- sc around (30). FO.
👉 Only 1 bold round of white trim.
👖 Pants Legs (red, make 2)
- Attach red yarn above trim.
- inc evenly to 40 sts. (If starting from 30, do (4 sc, inc) ×6 → 36; next round inc 4 sts evenly = 40.)
3–18. sc around (40).
👉 Each leg should measure ~15 cm tall. FO first leg. Continue on second leg.
🧩 Pants Body
- With second leg still on hook: ch 4, join to first leg with sl st.
- sc around first leg (40), sc in chs (4), sc around second leg (40), sc in chs (4) = 88 sts total.
3–5. sc around (88).
👉 This keeps the belt close to the top. FO.
🖤 Belt (black)
Attach black yarn.
1–3. sc around (88). FO.
❄️ Waist Trim (white)
Attach white yarn above belt.
- dc around (88). FO.
👉 Gives a single, bold white row at the waistline.
🟨 Belt Buckle (gold)
- Ch 16.
- Row 1: sc across (15), ch 1, turn.
- Rows 2–4: sc across (15). FO.
👉 Sew into a large rectangle over belt front, shaping corners so it looks chunky. Black belt should show through the center.
🎀 Suspenders (make 2, red)
- Ch 55 (adjust for bottle height).
- Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch and across.
- Row 2: hdc across. FO.
👉 Straps should be flat and wide.
👉 Sew one end to front waistband (on either side of buckle), and the other to back waistband, crossing slightly over the bottles.
🧩 Assembly
- Sew boots securely to pant leg bottoms.
- Add belt buckle to center front.
- Attach suspenders front-to-back.
- Place wine bottles inside each pant leg.
🌟 Finishing Touches
- Use metallic gold yarn or add a strand of glitter thread to the buckle for sparkle.
- Add tiny jingle bells to suspenders for extra festive charm.
- Pair with the Elf Pants Wine Holder for a playful holiday duo.
🎉 Final Words
Your Santa Pants Wine Bottle Holder is complete! With its bold red pants, round black boots, sharp white trims, chunky gold buckle, and sturdy suspenders, this festive project is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Whether decorating your holiday table or gifting wine in style, this handmade piece is full of Christmas cheer.
