Add a dash of North Pole charm to your holiday table with this jolly Santa Belt Cutlery Holder crochet pattern! 🎅✨ With its classic red suit, bold black belt, and golden buckle, this festive pouch brings instant cheer to any Christmas gathering. It’s the perfect way to dress up your silverware and delight guests with a handmade touch that’s both practical and playful. Whether you’re hosting a cozy dinner or a full-blown feast, these little holders will make every place setting feel extra magical.
Quick to stitch and endlessly customizable, this project is ideal for using up scraps of yarn in merry shades of red, white, and gold. You can even add a fluffy trim or tiny buttons for extra flair! Great for gifting or decking out your own holiday spread, the Santa Belt Cutlery Holder is a joyful blend of whimsy and tradition—ready to sleigh your seasonal décor game. 🧶🎄🍽️
🎅🏻Santa Belt Cutlery Holder Crochet Pattern
Bring holiday cheer to your dinner table with these Santa Belt Cutlery Holders! Designed to look like Santa’s red suit with a black belt and golden buckle, these festive pockets are the perfect way to hold your forks, spoons, and knives in style.
Whether for Christmas Eve dinner or a holiday party, they’re quick to make and guaranteed to wow your guests.
✨ Skill Level
Beginner to Intermediate – requires basic stitches, color changes, and sewing small parts.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 16 cm (6.5 in) tall x 8 cm (3 in) wide, fits standard cutlery sets.
🧶 Materials
- Yarn (DK or Worsted cotton recommended):
- Red – main body
- Black – belt
- White – trim
- Yellow – belt buckle
- Hook: 2.5 mm (DK) or 3.5 mm (Worsted)
- Tapestry needle for sewing
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
🧵 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
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- FO – Fasten Off
🧣 POCKET (Red, Make 2 per holder – front & back)
- Ch 15
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across → 14 sts
3–20. sc across (14 sts each row)
👉 Make 2 panels. Do not FO second panel – you’ll join with border.
🪡 JOIN & BORDER
- Place both panels together, ch 1, sc around edges to join.
- Leave top open for cutlery.
- Switch to white yarn for final top row → 1 round of sc to create the Santa suit trim.
🖤 BELT (Black)
- Ch 30 (or length to fit across front).
- Row 1–2: sc across.
FO, sew across middle front of holder.
💛 BUCKLE (Yellow)
- Ch 12, join into ring.
- Row 1: sc around (12).
- Row 2: (sc, inc) around → 18.
- Shape into a rectangle by pinching into corners while sewing onto the belt.
👉 You can also surface-crochet a square buckle instead of round.
🪡 ASSEMBLY
- Sew belt across the red body.
- Attach buckle in the center.
- Weave in all ends neatly.
- Insert cutlery for festive fun!
🎄 Variations
- Add small buttons (white or gold) above the belt.
- Use glitter yarn for the buckle for extra sparkle.
- Create a set of 6 in different trim colors (red suit, green suit, gold suit).
🌟 Final Thoughts
These Santa Belt Cutlery Holders are quick to whip up and add instant Christmas charm to your holiday table. They’re beginner-friendly, stash-busting, and make perfect last-minute handmade décor or gifts.
