With white and red yarn. Start with white.
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3. 10 sc (10)
Rnd 4. 5 dec (5)
Switch to red yarn.
Rnd 5-11. (7 rnds) FLO 5 sc (5)
Rnd 12. 4 sc, inc (6)
Rnd 13. [sc, inc] repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 14. 9 sc (9)
Rnd 15. [2 sc, inc] repeat 3 times (12)
Rnd 16. 12 sc (12)
Rnd 17. [sc, inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 18. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 19. [2 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 20. 20 sc (20)
Rnd 21. [3 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 22. 30 sc (30)
Rnd 23. [4 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 24. 36 sc (36)
Rnd 25. [5 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 26. 42 sc (42)
Rnd 27. [6 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (48)
Rnd 28. [7 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (54)
Rnd 29-31. (3 rnds) 54 sc (54)
Rnd 32. [8 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (60)
Rnd 33-34. (2 rnds) 60 sc (60)
Rnd 35. [9 sc, inc] repeat 6 times (66)
Cut the yarn. Hide yarn tail.
BEARD
With white yarn.
Rnd 1. main ch 28, 10 sc on chain, [[ch 15, 14 sc on chain], slst on main ch] repeat 2 times, [[ch 18, 17 sc on chain], slst on main ch] repeat 3 times, [[ch 25, 24 sc on chain], slst on main ch] repeat 4 times, [[ch 18, 17 sc on chain], slst on main ch] repeat 3 times, [[ch 15, 14 sc on chain], slst on main ch] repeat 2 times, [ch 11, 10 sc on chain], slst on main ch
Cut the yarn. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.
That’s it. Amigurumi Santa Claus is ready!
