Free Santa Claus pattern

Free Santa Claus crochet pattern
Hello everyone. Today I will share with you free Santa Claus pattern. Hope you will like it and have relaxing moments. I collected this crochet pattern from @les.mailles.du.rocher.
Abbreviations
MR – magic ring
Rnd (R) – round
st/sts – stitch/stitches
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
sl st – slip stitch
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
W: 3 single stitches together
HEAD
R1: MR 6sc
R2: 6inc
R3: 6(sc, inc)
R4: 6(sc, inc, sc)
R5: 6(3sc, inc)
R6: 6(2sc, inc, 2sc)
R7:6(5sc, inc)
R8: 42sc
R9: 6(3sc, inc, 3sc)
R10-R14: 48sc
R15: 6(7sc, inc)
R16-R18: 54sc
R19: 6(7sc,dec)
R20: 6(3sc, dec,3sc)
R21: 6(5sc, dec)
R22: 6(2sc, dec, 2sc)
Eyes mounted between R14- R15,
STITCH
R1: MR 6sc
R2: 3(sc, inc)
LEG
1st leg
R1: 4ch, 2nd leg crochet: 2sc, W, sc, inc (black)
R2: 4(sc, inc)
R3: BLO 12sc
R4: 3sc, 3dec, 3sc
R5: 9sc (white)
R6: BLO 3(sc, inc, sc) (red)
R7: 8sc, cut yarn
2nd leg crochet the same as 1st leg from R1-R6,
R7: 12sc, crochet 4sc more, do not cut yarn, go up 3ch and connect to 1st leg (connect to 9th stitch in R7 of 1st leg, then continue crocheting the body.
BALL ON HAT
R1: MR 6sc
R2: 6inc
R3: 6(sc, inc)
R4-R6: 18sc
R7: 6(sc, dec)
R8: 6dec
R8: 30sc
CLOSE
R9: 11sc, 5inc, 12sc, inc, sc
R10: 6(5sc, inc)
R11: 42sc
R12: 6(3sc, inc, 3sc)
R13: 48sc
R14: 6(7sc, inc)
R15: 54sc
R16: BLO 54sc (brown)
R17: 54sc
R18: 6(7sc, dec) (red)
R19: 6(3sc, dec, 3sc)
R20: 42sc
R21: 6(5sc, dec)
R22: 36sc
R23: 6(2sc, dec, 2sc)
Use white yarn to crochet into R6: FLO 9st
SHIRT
Crochet into R16 at the body
R1-R2: 54sc(red)
R3: 54sc (white)
BEARD
R1: 25ch, 2nd leg: 24sc, 1ch, reverse
R2: FLO sc, inc, 20sc, inc, sc, 1ch, reverse
R3: BLO 26sc, 1ch, reverse
R4: FLO sc, inc, 22sc, inc, sc, 1ch, reverse
R5: BLO 28sc, 1ch, reverse
R6: FLO sc, inc, 24sc, inc, sc, 1ch, reverse
Crochet from R6-R1: (4ch, sl st) repeat to end of row.
Sew into R16-R20
HANDS
R1: MR 6sc (leather)
R2: 3(sc, inc)
R3: 9sc
R4: BLO 9sc (red)
R5-R9: 9sc
FUR
R4: FLO 9sc (white)
HAT
R1: MR 6sc
R2: 6sc
R3: 3(sc, inc)
R4: 9sc
R5: 3(sc, inc, sc)
R6: 12sc
R7: 3(3sc, inc)
R8: 15sc
R9: 3(2sc, inc, 2sc)
R10: 18sc
R11: 3(5sc, inc)
R12: 21sc
R13: 3(3sc, inc, 3sc)
R14: 24sc
R15: 3(7sc, inc)
R16: 3(4sc, inc, 4sc)
R17: 30sc
R18: 3(9sc, inc)
R19: 3(5sc, inc, 5sc)
R20: 26sc
R21: 6(5sc, inc)
R22-R23: 46sc
R24: 6(3sc, inc, 3sc)
R25-R26: 48sc
R27: 6(7sc, inc)
R28-R30: 54sc
R31: 54sc
R32-R33: BLO 54sc
Use white yarn to crochet into R32-R33: 54(3ch, sl st)
R34: FLO 54(3ch, sl st)
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