The photo shows a Santa-face ornament with a long red-and-white spiral body, finished with a hanging loop and a small decorative charm. I can give you an original pattern inspired by the pictured design; it won’t claim to be the designer’s exact copyrighted pattern.
Materials
- Red worsted-weight yarn
- White worsted-weight yarn
- Cream/beige yarn
- Small amounts of black and pink yarn
- Crochet hook: 3.5–4 mm
- Polyester stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker
- Small beads or bells for the bottom
- Embroidery needle
Abbreviations — US terms:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in same stitch
dec = sc 2 together
st = stitch
FO = fasten off
1. Santa Face
Using cream yarn:
R1: Magic ring, 6 sc. (6)
R2: inc around. (12)
R3: [sc, inc] × 6. (18)
R4: [2 sc, inc] × 6. (24)
R5–R9: sc around. (24)
R10: [2 sc, dec] × 6. (18)
R11: [sc, dec] × 6. (12)
Lightly stuff the head.
R12: dec around. (6)
FO and close the opening.
Face
- Sew two small black eyes between R6–R7.
- Add a tiny pink embroidered nose.
- Embroider a small smiling mouth.
- Add tiny black eyelashes/details if desired.
2. Santa Hat
Using red yarn:
R1: Magic ring, 6 sc.
R2: inc around. (12)
R3: sc around. (12)
R4: [sc, inc] × 6. (18)
R5–R7: sc around. (18)
R8: [2 sc, inc] × 6. (24)
FO, leaving a long sewing tail.
Place the hat over the top of the head and sew it securely.
White hat trim
Attach white yarn around the bottom edge of the hat and work:
1 round: sc around.
For a fluffy appearance, use bobble stitches or small white popcorn stitches around the edge.
Add a small white pom-pom to the tip.
3. Red & White Spiral Body
This is the long curly section shown in the picture.
You will make two long crochet strips, one red and one white, then twist them together.
Red strip
With red yarn:
Ch 12
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (11)
Rows 2–70: ch 1, turn, sc across. (11)
FO, leaving a long tail.
For a longer ornament, continue to approximately 90–100 rows.
White strip
Repeat exactly the same instructions with white yarn.
4. Create the Spiral
Lay the red and white strips together.
Starting from the top, twist the two strips around each other in a loose spiral.
Do not make the spiral too tight—the final body should hang naturally.
Secure the top of both strips underneath Santa’s head.
Then sew or crochet the top firmly to the head.
For the characteristic shape in the photograph, make approximately 5–7 large spiral turns.
5. Decorative Bottom
At the bottom of the spiral, attach a small loop of red yarn:
Ch 8, sl st back into the base to form a hanging loop.
You can attach:
- a small gold bell,
- a star,
- a snowflake,
- or a decorative bead.
6. Final Assembly
- Attach Santa’s head to the top of the spiral.
- Secure the red-and-white body with several stitches.
- Hide all yarn ends.
- Shape the spiral evenly with your fingers.
- Add the hanging loop.
- Add the small Christmas decoration at the bottom.
🎄 Finished result
You should have a cute Santa head at the top with a long red-and-white candy-cane-style spiral hanging underneath, similar in overall construction to the ornament shown.
For reference, published Santa candy-cane crochet patterns commonly use worsted-weight yarn and basic stitches, while one free Santa pattern uses a cream head worked in continuous single-crochet rounds before adding the hat and facial details.Â