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Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a reversible Christmas amigurumi that becomes either a cute Santa or a layered Christmas tree. It includes detailed round-by-round instructions, surface slip stitch decorations, and finishing notes to join both pieces. Techniques used include BLO/FLO rounds, invisible finish, and surface slip stitching for decorative lines.

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will make all parts including beard, moustache, ears, arms, feet, tree layers, star and tiny gift. The pattern is written in US crochet terms and uses 4-ply cotton blend yarn.

Why You'll Love This Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines two adorable designs into one reversible project that is both fun and practical. I enjoy the clever assembly where Santa fits inside the tree — it feels like a little surprise every time. The surface slip stitch detailing and the layered tree construction let me add personality and color. Working the small rounds with fine yarn gives a satisfying, neat finish that looks handmade and polished.

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love customizing this reversible design by changing colors: swap the traditional red and greens for pastel or metallic yarns to make a modern holiday piece.

To make it larger, choose a bulkier yarn and increase your hook size; the whole toy will scale up while maintaining the same round instructions.

I sometimes replace the embroidered eyes with tiny safety eyes for a different look, but be mindful if making for children and secure them well.

Try using soft plush or chenille yarn for a faux-fur beard to add tactile contrast against the neat single crochet body.

Mix up the tree decorations: crochet tiny flowers, stars, or sequins and sew them on for added sparkle and personality.

I often embroider different facial expressions by varying eye spacing and eyebrow placement to create unique personalities.

Swap the gift’s color and bow style, or embroider small messages on the gift for personalized presents.

Use wool yarn for a warmer, plush feel or cotton for crisp stitches and durability — each yarn gives the toy a different character.

Make a set with matching mini ornaments or keychains by adapting the star or ball instructions for smaller pieces.

Experiment with surface slip stitch colors and placements to create stripes, belts, or sweater patterns on Santa or layered designs on the tree.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Using a larger hook than recommended will make the stitches loose and the piece floppy; use the recommended 2.0 mm hook or adjust yarn weight and tension to keep the fabric firm. ✗ Forgetting to keep the white tail outside when changing to skin color will lose the white for surface slip stitches; leave the white tail outside and do not cut it until instructed. ✗ Overstuffing the head or body creates lumps and distorts shaping; stuff gradually and evenly, checking the silhouette as you go to maintain smooth curves. ✗ Skipping counting after increases and decreases leads to wrong stitch counts later; count stitches at the end of each round especially after shaping rounds.

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming reversible amigurumi that turns from a jolly Santa into a festive Christmas tree. This pattern walks you through every round and finishing detail so you can crochet both sides and join them into one delightful reversible toy. Perfect as a handmade gift or holiday decoration, the pattern uses small hooks and 4-ply yarn for a neat, detailed finish.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    4 ply cotton blend yarn (same size recommended) in the following colors: pink
  • 02
    Light pink yarn
  • 03
    White yarn
  • 04
    Dark brown yarn
  • 05
    Skin color yarn
  • 06
    Apple green yarn
  • 07
    Pale green yarn
  • 08
    Moss green yarn
  • 09
    Yellow yarn
  • 10
    Peach yarn

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (or size suitable for yarn used)
  • 02
    Tapestry needle
  • 03
    Fiberfill for stuffing
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Pins for assembly (optional)

Progress Tracker

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— Santa Claus - Head and Body :

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6inc (12)

Round 3 :

[sc, inc]x6 (18)

Round 4-5 :

18sc (18)

Round 6 :

[sc, dec]x6 (12)

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Stuffed with fiberfill.

Round 7 :

6dec (6)

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Change to pink yarn.

Round 8 :

FLO 6inc (12)

Round 9 :

[3sc, inc]x3 (15)

Round 10 :

[sc, inc, sc]x5 (20)

Round 11 :

[3sc, inc]x5 (25)

Round 12 :

[2sc, inc, 2sc]x5 (30)

Round 13 :

[2sc, inc, 2sc]x6 (36)

Round 14 :

[5sc, inc]x6 (42)

Round 15 :

42sc (42)

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Change to white yarn.

Round 16 :

[3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48)

Round 17 :

48sc (48)

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Change to skin color yarn. Do not cut the white yarn. The remaining white tail should stay outside.

Round 18 :

BLO 48sc (48)

Round 19-20 :

48sc (48)

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Stop for a while to make some sl st around the FLs of R17 (you worked R18 BLO) using white yarn. End with invisible finish.

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Then continue working with skin color yarn again.

Round 21 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

Round 22-23 :

54sc (54)

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Change to white yarn.

Round 24 :

54sc (54)

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Change to pink yarn. Do not cut the white yarn because it will be used to make some surface slip stitches.

Round 25-26 :

54sc (54)

Round 27 :

[4sc, inc, 4sc]x6 (60)

Round 28 :

60sc (60)

Round 29 :

BLO 60sc (60)

Round 30 :

60sc (60)

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Fasten off and finish with invisible finish. Then weave in ends.

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Now, make some lines on the Santa's body using surface slip stitch technique with white yarn: Make a loop between R23-24 (the color changing round between skin color and white), then make some surface slip stitches around until you reach the middle of Santa's front part.

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Then, do 5 surface slip stitches vertically between R25-28.

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Then continue to go to a st between R28-29 around, right under the FL left of R28 (you worked R29 BLO), and do some surface slip stitches around, until you meet the vertical slip stitch again.

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Make a surface slip stitch to the last st of vertical slip stitch (at R28). Then cut the white yarn for about 50 cm long. Fasten off. With tapestry needle, pass the white thread to go inside through the last st of vertical surface slip stitch. Then, continue making some surface slip stitches around R23-24 again, until you meet the first st of surface slip stitch. End with invisible finish.

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With dark brown yarn: Make a loop between R27-28, at the second st from the white line. Make some surface slip stitches around until you reach the second st before the white line.

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Then change to yellow yarn: make 3 surface slip stitches to connect to the dark brown line. Fasten off and hide and secure the tails.

— Beard :

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Start with white yarn, make 36ch. Start from the second ch from the hook, 2sl st, [skip 1st, 5hdc in the same st, skip 1st, sl st]x8, sl st.

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. With the ugly side facing forward, sew the beard to the face part of the body. Only sew the chains to the face and let the shells remain unsewn.

— Ears (make 2) :

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Start with skin color yarn, make 5sc in MR. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears between R20-22 of the body.

— Moustache :

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Start with white yarn, make 13ch. Start from the second ch from the hook, sl st, inc, hdc, dc inc, skip 1 st, 2sl st, skip 1st, dc inc, hdc, inc, ss.

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. With the ugly side facing forward, sew the moustache to the face part of the body.

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Then embroider the eyes with dark brown yarn at R20 of the body, 3 st wide and 6 st apart. Also embroider the nose with peach yarn between R21-22, right on the top of moustache, 2st wide.

— Arms (make 2) :

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

[sc, inc]x3 (9)

Info :

Change to pink yarn.

Round 3-5 :

9sc (9)

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Make a round of surface slip stitch between R2-3 using white yarn.

Round 6 :

dec, 7sc (8)

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Stuff 50% of the arm with fiberfill.

Round 7 :

Last round: flatten and work through both stitches 4sc (4)

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FO, leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the arms to the body between R24-25.

— Feet (make 2) :

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

[2sc, inc]x2 (8)

Round 3 :

8sc (8)

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No need to stuff.

Round 4 :

Last round: flatten and work through both stitches 4sc (4)

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

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Then, sew the legs at the bottom three rounds of the body, 8st apart.

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Notes: Do not use the BL of the last round when sewing the legs because they will be used to join the santa and the tree. Sew the legs only on 60% of their height, and let the top parts remain not sewn.

— Christmas Tree - Tree :

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6inc (12)

Round 3 :

[3sc, inc]x3 (15)

Round 4 :

[sc, inc, sc]x5 (20)

Round 5 :

[3sc, inc]x5 (25)

Round 6 :

[2sc, inc, 2sc]x5 (30)

Info :

Change to apple green yarn.

Round 7 :

BLO [2sc, inc, 2sc]x6 (36)

Round 8 :

[5sc, inc]x6 (42)

Round 9 :

42sc (42)

Round 10 :

[3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48)

Info :

Change to pale green yarn.

Round 11 :

BLO 48sc (48)

Round 12-14 :

48sc (48)

Round 15 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

Info :

Change to apple green yarn.

Round 16 :

BLO 54sc (54)

Round 17-19 :

54sc (54)

Round 20 :

[4sc, inc, 4sc]x6 (60)

Info :

Change to moss green yarn.

Round 21 :

BLO 60sc (60)

Round 22-23 :

60sc (60)

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing, about 50 cm long. Do an invisible finish.

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Hold your tree so the bottom side is facing you. At the back side, right at the first st of the round, attach the pale green yarn at the FL of R6 (you worked R7 BLO).

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Make: [sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc]x7, 2sl st. Sl st to the first st of this round. Fasten off, secure and hide the tails.

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Attach the apple green yarn at the FL of R10 (you worked R11 BLO). Make: [sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc]x11, 4sl st. Sl st to the first st of this round. Fasten off, secure and hide the tails.

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Attach the pale green yarn at the FL of R15 (you worked R16 BLO). Make: [sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc]x13, 2sl st. Sl st to the first st of this round. Fasten off, secure and hide the tails.

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Attach the apple green yarn at the FL of R20 (you worked R21 BLO). Make: [sl st, sc, hdc inc, sc]x14, 4sl st. Sl st to the first st of this round. Fasten off, secure and hide the tails.

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Then embroider the eyes with dark brown yarn at R14, 3 st wide and 5 st apart.

— Star (make two) :

Round 1 :

5sc in MR (5)

Round 2 :

5inc (10)

Round 3 :

[3ch, start from the second ch from the hook: sl st, sc, skip 1st, sl st to the next st]x5 (form points)

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. With the ugly parts facing each other, sew them together with tapestry needle. And then, sew the star to the top of the tree.

— Balls :

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Make some balls to decorate the christmas tree using light pink and white yarn. Attach the thread to the desired position to make a ball. Work 3ch, then sl st to the st where you started attaching the yarn. Fasten off, secure and hide the tails.

— Gift :

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Start with pink yarn. Work in rows. Make 5ch.

Round 1 :

From the second ch from the hook, 4sc (4), 1ch

Round 2 :

turn, 4sc (4), 1ch

Round 3 :

turn, 4sc (4)

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Fasten off, leave a short tail. Make another one, but do not fasten off. Join them together with some sc around (work inc3 for every corner). Then fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

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Then, attach white yarn to the middle of the bottom edge of the gift. Make some ch until it reaches the top. Sl st to the middle of the upper part. Make 8ch and sl st to the same st. Then make 8ch again and sl st again near the previous st. Tidy up the bows by sewing them using tapestry needle. Then pass the thread to the middle of side part, and make a loop. Make some ch until it reaches the other side. Fasten off. You can fix the position of the white ch by sewing at the overlapping point of both ch.

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Sew the gift to the bottom five rounds of the tree. Notes: Do not use the BL of the last round when sewing the gift because they will be used to join the santa and the tree.

— Joining the Santa and the Christmas Tree :

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Flip the santa and the christmas tree so the ugly sides are facing you. Make a knot with the yarn left from the magic ring. Try to leave a small space between them.

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Flip the christmas tree back so the good side is facing you, but keep the santa stay with the ugly side. No need to stuff with fiberfill. Push the santa inside the christmas tree. Since there is not any shared part between them, it is optional to make the position of both faces matched up.

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Join the last rounds of the santa and the christmas tree. Sew them together with moss green yarn tail through the BL of each piece. To finish, make a knot and hide the tail.

— Notes - Optional Base :

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Notes: If you want them as two separated toys (not as a reversible one), you can close the hole by sewing a round flat piece as the base.

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To make the base, use pink yarn for santa side and moss green yarn for christmas tree side.

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6inc (12)

Round 3 :

[sc, inc]x6 (18)

Round 4 :

[sc, inc, sc]x6 (24)

Round 5 :

[3sc, inc]x6 (30)

Round 6 :

[2sc, inc, 2sc]x6 (36)

Round 7 :

[5sc, inc]x6 (42)

Round 8 :

[3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48)

Round 9 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

Round 10 :

[4sc, inc, 4sc]x6 (60)

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Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body with fiberfill (you can continue stuffing while sewing the base). Prepare a circular piece of cardboard or rigid plastic to fit inside the bottom of the body. This will help the toy to stand well. Place the cardboard/rigid plastic to the bottom, and sew the base to the BL of the last round of the body.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the arms to the body between R24-25, aligning them symmetrically and securing with a whipstitch so they sit naturally at the sides.
  • Sew the ears between R20-22 of the body using the long tails left from the ears, positioning them evenly on each side of the head.
  • Attach the beard and moustache to the face: sew the chains of the beard and the moustache to the face, leaving shells of the beard unsewn for texture; embroider eyes and nose afterward.
  • Sew the feet/legs to the bottom three rounds of the body, spaced 8 stitches apart, sewing only 60% up the height so the top of each leg remains free for joining.
  • Sew the gift to the bottom five rounds of the tree and attach balls and star to the top; secure all tails and tidy bows using the tapestry needle.
  • Join the last rounds of the santa and the christmas tree by sewing through the BL of each piece with moss green yarn, knot and hide the tail to finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of rounds and the first stitch especially when working in a continuous spiral.
  • 💡Leave the white yarn tail outside when instructed so you can use it later for surface slip stitches and decorations.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly - overstuffing can distort shaping, and under-stuffing will make the toy floppy.
  • 💡When sewing parts, pin or hold them in place before stitching to ensure symmetry and correct placement.

This reversible Christmas amigurumi brings double the holiday cheer in one handmade creation. Make a cute Santa on one side and a layered Christmas tree on the other for twice the fun and charm. Perfect for gifting or decorating your home this season—handcrafted with love and small details. 🎄🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures about 8 cm (3.15") tall when using 4-ply cotton blend yarn and a 2.0 mm hook as recommended.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight, but final size will vary; choose a suitable hook for your yarn and expect different stitch counts and proportions.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, magic ring, and surface slip stitches is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish this reversible amigurumi in about 5-7 hours, depending on experience and how much detailing you add.