A cute sitting ornament that is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Santa has flexible arms and legs, which allows him to contort into all sorts of different poses. A cute, fun knit with endless possibilities!

A note about construction: To make Santa, we will be knitting a wide tube-like sack in the round (starting at the bottom), with a decrease of stitches when we get to the head section. The nose, arms, legs, mittens, boots, hat and beard are knit separately and seamed into place after the body is complete. After these details have been added, the body is then gently stuffed with polyfil stuffing, and the bottom cast-on hole is seamed shut.

Size: Instructions are for one size. The finished figure measures about 9 inches tall (from bum to top of the head).
Yarn: 200 yards of aran weight yarn (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Rust) for Body, arms, and legs; 100 yards aran weight yarn for trim and beard (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Natural), 25 yards aran weight yarn for the boots (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Medium Grey), and 25 yards aran weight yarn for the face (pictured is Bernat Handicrafter cotton in the colour of Jute)
Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) circular needles and US 7 (4.5mm) straight needles
Gauge: 16 sts and 18 rows = 4x4 inch square of the cable pattern in chart. Note: you want to achieve a fairly tight gauge so that the white polyfill stuffing does not show through the stitches after Santa is stuffed.
Other Materials:-four red 12-inch craft pipe cleaners
-three 3/8 inch buttons (for the chest)
-two 1/2 inch buttons (for his eyes),
-a few large handfuls of polyfill stuffing for Santa’s head and body
-a small handful of decorative rocks for his bum (helps him sit upright)

Warning
I would be remiss if I did not let you know that this Santa is notorious for night-time shenanigans. After completion of the Santa, you may wake up to find that various acts of tomfoolery have occurred during the night.

Once, he snuck into the flour canister and made snow angels with spilled flour. (See picture 4)
Another time, he left chocolate chip poops all over the counter. (See picture 5) I also woke up one morning to find him swinging from the chandelier. (See picture 6) And another time (this one is the worst…. Divert your eyes if you are not prepared to read something beyond horrible), he frogged 10 rows of my Estonian lace shawl and replaced it with garter stitch. It still brings tears to my eyes to recall this traumatic memory. No picture, as I could not bring myself to commemorate such a horrific event with pictures.