Santa Paws and Frosty Nose are brothers. But do you know how they got their names? Like all Shiba Inus, Pawsy and Nosey are “spirited’ and loyal, with a tendency to guard their humans. But there’s one thing that sets these brothers apart: every winter, the brothers give away their treats, old toys and spare blankets to the less fortunate dogs in the neighborhood. The brothers—both of whom were adopted from an animal shelter by their human parents—know that winters are harsh for those who are homeless and every single act of kindness, no matter how small, helps. And because of the kindness they showed to the dogs in the neighborhood, they came to be known as Santa Paws and Frosty Nose.

Santa Paws & Frosty Nose stand 12cm without the hat—and 16cm with the hat—when made with sock weight yarn and a 2.5mm hook. The difficulty level for making the dog is “Easy”; for the accessory i.e. the gift box, the level is “Intermediate”.

If you are looking for a cute, quick and easy Christmas themed amigurumi pattern that can be finished in a couple of evenings, and can be used either as decorative pieces or made as gifts, this is the pattern for you.

Materials 
• Sock weight yarn in in chestnut brown, white, red, black & green for Santa Paws | light brown, white, blue & dark brown for Frosty Nose 
• 2.5mm hook 
• A pair of 9mm black safety eyes 
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing 
• Yarn needle 
• Pearl headed pins 
• A pair of green 6mm round buttons (Santa Paws)
• Four red 6mm round buttons (Santa Paws)
• A pair of blue 6mm round buttons (Frosty Nose) 
• Sewing thread in red & green | blue 
• Sewing needle 
• A pair of scissors 

Optional 
• A small piece of cardboard 
• 8mm metallic ribbons 
• blue & white acrylic flat-back rhinestone stickers 

Terminology (US)
magic ring 
ch (chain / chains) 
st (stitch / stitches) 
sc (single crochet) 
hdc (half double crochet) 
dc (double crochet) 
inc (increase) 
dec (decrease) 
BLO (back loops only) 
sl st (slip stitch) 
bpsc (back post single crochet) 
fpsc (front post single crochet)