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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 amigurumi: one side is a jolly Santa Claus and the other a layered Christmas tree. The design uses small-scale shaping, surface slip stitch decoration, and separate small pieces like arms, ears, beard, and a tiny gift. It is a clever holiday project that results in two seasonal characters in one toy.

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

Detailed round-by-round instructions, special stitch explanations, and assembly guidance are included. You will finish with a fun reversible plushie perfect for gifts or holiday display.

Why You'll Love This Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines two festive characters into one delightful reversible toy that surprises and charms. I designed it to be compact yet full of detail — the surface slip stitches and tiny accessories really bring both Santa and the tree to life. The pattern pushes my creativity with small-scale shaping and decorative techniques, and I enjoy how every finished piece feels like a tiny holiday present. I hope you feel the same joy stitching it together and gifting it to someone special.

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 how versatile this reversible pattern is for customization; try swapping the pink and green palette for vintage or pastel holiday colors to create a whole new mood.

You can make it larger or smaller by changing yarn weight and hook size: bulky yarn and a larger hook make a chunky, cuddly version, while thinner yarn makes a delicate mini for keychains.

I often add embroidered freckles, rosy cheeks, or tiny safety eyes (if not for small children) to change facial expression and personality.

Try substituting a fluffy yarn for the beard to create a fuzzy Santa beard effect for extra texture.

Make a set with matching accessories — tiny crocheted presents, a garland of balls, or removable hats to expand play options.

Use metallic or sparkly yarn for the star or gift bow to add festive shine and make the piece pop on a holiday display.

I sometimes add a small loop at the top of the star to hang the tree as an ornament rather than a table decoration.

Consider adding internal wire to the arms for a posable pose or stitching the arms in different positions for varied character styles.

Mix techniques: embroider more detailed eyes or mouths for expressive faces, or experiment with French knots for ornament details on the tree.

When gifting, personalize by embroidering initials on the base or gifting a mini set of matching ornaments made from the same yarn colors.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds can cause you to lose track of the beginning of the round; place a marker at the start of every round to keep orientation. ✗ Not stuffing gradually results in lumps or uneven shape; stuff a little at a time while shaping and check the silhouette frequently. ✗ Pulling your tension too tightly when working small pieces makes joining and sewing difficult; maintain an even, moderate tension and check gauge visually. ✗ Forgetting to leave long starting tails for joining the reversible pieces will prevent proper assembly; leave the recommended 10 cm tails at the magic rings for joining. ✗ Cutting color tails too short before surface slip stitch work makes finishing messy; keep the white yarn tail in place as instructed until surface slip stitching is complete.

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming reversible amigurumi that transforms from a jolly Santa into a cute Christmas tree. This pattern guides you step-by-step with clear rounds, special stitch tips, and assembly instructions so you can create a delightful holiday duo. Perfect for gifting or seasonal decor, the reversible design is both clever and fun to crochet.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    4 ply cotton blend yarn (small amounts of each color used)
  • 02
    Pink - 4 ply cotton blend (for Santa and gift details)
  • 03
    Light pink - 4 ply cotton blend (for accents on tree and ornaments)
  • 04
    White - 4 ply cotton blend (for beard, trims, and surface lines)
  • 05
    Dark brown - 4 ply cotton blend (for boots, belt and eyes embroidery)
  • 06
    Skin color - 4 ply cotton blend (for Santa face and ears)
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    Apple green - 4 ply cotton blend (for middle tree layers)
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    Pale green - 4 ply cotton blend (for top tree layers)
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    Moss green - 4 ply cotton blend (for base of tree and joining tail)
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    Yellow - 4 ply cotton blend (for belt buckle)
  • 11
    Peach - 4 ply cotton blend (for nose)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (or suitable for yarn used)
  • 02
    Tapestry needle
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    Fiberfill for stuffing
  • 04
    Scissors
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    Stitch markers
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    Pins for assembly (optional)
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    Cardboard or rigid plastic for base support (circular piece)
  • 08
    Small embroidery needle (for facial details)

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— Head and Body :

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Start with white yarn. Leave a long starting yarn tail, approximately 10 cm (4"). This tail will be used to join both Santa Claus and Christmas tree at the end of this pattern.

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)

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 surface 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. 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. 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) :

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Start with dark brown yarn.

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

[sc, inc]x3 (9)

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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) :

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Start with dark brown yarn.

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.

— Tree :

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Start with pale green yarn. Leave a long starting yarn tail, approximately 10 cm (4").

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)

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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)

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Change to pale green yarn.

Round 11 :

BLO 48sc (48)

Round 12-14 :

48sc (48)

Round 15 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

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Change to apple green yarn.

Round 16 :

BLO 54sc (54)

Round 17-19 :

54sc (54)

Round 20 :

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

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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). 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.

— Star :

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Start with pink yarn. Make two: R1 : 5sc in MR (5). R2 : 5inc (10). R3 : [3ch, start from the second ch from the hook: sl st, sc, skip 1st, sl st to the next st]x5. 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.

— Tree Eyes :

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

— 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. R1 : From the second ch from the hook, 4sc (4), 1ch. R2 : turn, 4sc (4), 1ch. R3 : turn, 4sc (4). 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.

— 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 and 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. R1 : 6sc in MR (6). R2 : 6inc (12). R3 : [sc, inc]x6 (18). R4 : [sc, inc, sc]x6 (24). R5 : [3sc, inc]x6 (30). R6 : [2sc, inc, 2sc]x6 (36). R7 : [5sc, inc]x6 (42). R8 : [3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48). R9 : [7sc, inc]x6 (54). R10 : [4sc, inc, 4sc]x6 (60). Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

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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 rounds R24-25, positioning them symmetrically and using a long tail to secure with whipstitch.
  • Sew the ears between rounds R20-22 of the body, using the long tail left from the ear to attach them securely.
  • Attach the feet/legs at the bottom three rounds of the body, spacing them 8 stitches apart and sewing only 60% up the height so tops remain free.
  • Sew the beard and moustache to the face area: sew only the chain bases of the beard and leave the shell edges unsewn; position moustache centered over R21-22.
  • Sew the tiny gift to the bottom five rounds of the tree; do not use the BL of the last round when sewing as those loops are used for joining the pieces.
  • Join the last rounds of the Santa and the Christmas tree by sewing through the back loops (BL) of each piece with the moss green yarn tail, knot and hide the tail.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of each round since each round is worked in a continuous spiral without slip stitch joins.
  • 💡Work with consistent tension and avoid pulling too tight so the plushie remains soft and the surface slip stitches sit nicely.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly to maintain a smooth shape; overstuffing can distort the form and under-stuffing can leave the toy floppy.
  • 💡Leave the long starting tails (approx. 10 cm) from the magic rings of both Santa and tree; these are used for joining the two pieces together.
  • 💡When sewing parts, pin placement with pins or small clips to check symmetry before stitching permanently.

This reversible Christmas amigurumi packs two delightful characters into one playful toy — Santa and a layered Christmas tree. The small details like the beard shells, surface slip stitch lines, tiny gift and tree balls make it truly special. Make it for holiday displays, a handmade gift, or as a seasonal keepsake — enjoy every stitch! 🎄🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

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

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but it will affect the final size; adjust your hook accordingly and expect different stitch counts and proportions.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic knowledge of amigurumi techniques, working in the round, increases/decreases, and surface slip stitches is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this reversible amigurumi in about 5-7 hours depending on experience and assembly skill.

Is it safe for children?

This pattern uses embroidered features and sewn-on pieces; avoid small detachable elements for toys meant for young children and securely weave in all ends.