Add a sprinkle of handmade holiday cheer to your table with these Amigurumi Santa Silverware Pouches! 🎅✨ Dressed in classic red with a cozy white trim, each pouch is a miniature Santa suit ready to cradle your cutlery in festive style. Whether you’re hosting a Christmas feast or simply want to surprise loved ones with a whimsical touch, these pouches bring warmth, charm, and a dash of crochet magic to every place setting.
Perfect for gifting, decorating, or delighting dinner guests, this pattern is a joyful blend of creativity and practicality. You can personalize each pouch with buttons, embroidery, or even tiny belt buckles for extra flair. Quick to stitch and endlessly adorable, these Santas are sure to become a beloved part of your holiday traditions—one stitch at a time! 🧶🎄🍽️
🎅 Amigurumi Santa Silverware Pouches Crochet Pattern
Looking for the perfect holiday table accessory? These Amigurumi Santa Silverware Pouches are both adorable and practical! Each little Santa doll doubles as a holder for forks, knives, or spoons, making your Christmas table magical. Let’s crochet them together!
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – works best if you are familiar with amigurumi techniques, color changes, and sewing small parts.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 20–22 cm (8–9 in) tall.
🧶 Materials Needed
- Yarn (cotton or acrylic):
- Red (main suit & hat)
- White (beard, hat trim, cuffs, coat edge)
- Beige/skin color (face & hands)
- Black (boots & belt)
- Yellow (belt buckle)
- Hook: 2.5–3.0 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Black safety eyes (8–10 mm)
- Yarn needle & stitch marker
- Small red pom-pom yarn for nose (optional: crochet nose)
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in same st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
- sl st = slip stitch
- ch = chain
- BLO = back loop only
🧵 Pattern Instructions
1. Head
Beige/skin color:
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2: inc x6 [12]
R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
R5–9: sc around [24]
R10: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18]
Insert safety eyes between R6–R7, 7 sts apart.
Stuff firmly.
R11: (sc, dec) x6 [12]
R12: dec x6 [6] → close.
Nose (Red):
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2: sc around [6]
FO, leave tail. Sew just below eyes.
2. Body
Red:
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2: inc x6 [12]
R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
R5–12: sc around [24]
Change to White (coat edge):
R13: sc around [24]
Change to Red:
R14–16: sc around [24]
Stuff firmly.
3. Legs (make 2)
Black (boots):
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2: inc x6 [12]
R3–4: sc around [12]
R5: (2 sc, dec) x3 [9]
Change to Red:
R6–12: sc around [9]
FO, stuff.
4. Arms (make 2)
Beige:
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2–3: sc around [6]
Change to Red:
R4–9: sc around [6]
FO, stuff lightly, sew to body.
5. Hat
Red:
R1: MR, 4 sc [4]
R2: (sc, inc) x2 [6]
R3: sc around [6]
R4: (2 sc, inc) x2 [8]
R5: sc around [8]
R6: (3 sc, inc) x2 [10]
Continue increasing every few rounds until reaching ~30 sts.
Add White trim around base.
Attach White pom-pom at tip.
6. Beard, Mustache & Eyebrows
Beard (White):
Ch 14, work sc rows until rectangle fits under face. Trim into rounded beard.
Mustache: Ch 6, sc back, make 2 strips. Sew above beard.
Eyebrows: Embroider short arcs above eyes.
7. Belt & Buckle
Belt (Black):
Ch long enough to wrap around waist, sc rows for 2–3 rows. Sew on.
Buckle (Yellow):
Ch 10, sl st to form rectangle, sew over belt front.
8. Cutlery Holder Pouch (Back)
Red:
R1: MR, 6 sc [6]
R2: inc x6 [12]
R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
R4–20: sc around [18] (adjust height for cutlery).
FO, leave long tail.
Sew firmly to Santa’s back.
🎄 Assembly
- Sew head onto body.
- Attach legs, arms, and hat.
- Sew beard, mustache, eyebrows, and red nose.
- Add belt and buckle.
- Sew pouch to back.
- Slip in fork, knife, and spoon for a magical finish.
🥰 Final Words
Your Amigurumi Santa Silverware Pouches are complete! 🎅✨ These little Santas are sure to bring smiles around the dinner table, combining holiday spirit and practicality. Perfect as a handmade gift or table centerpiece!
