Santa Claus - © Jane Eborall

vsp

Eye 1 (left) Wsh 1 - see fig. 1

R     3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3  add bead to core thread (Wsh) by pulling it down under the 2^nd vsp, adding bead to this loop and then passing the Wsh through this loop.  Carefully pull ring to close (see fig. 1a) and leave ⅛” gap

Eye 2  (right) Wsh 1

R          3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 – add bead as first eye, pulling core thread down through 2^nd vsp.  Change to Wsh 2

Nose

R     5 vsp 5.  Join in third shuttle with pink to replace Wsh 2.  Change to Wsh 1 and continue under right eye with

Ch   5 + (vsp on right eye) 5 + (next vsp on same eye) vsp 2 – 3 + (next vsp on same eye) 5 + (⅛” between eyes) 5 + (vsp at top of left eye) 3 – 2 + (vsp as side of eye) vsp 5 (next vsp) 5 + to base of nose T & C.  See fig. 2

Ears, Chin and Mouth - 2 shuttles

Wsh 1 (white) Wsh 2 (white).  Start with Wsh 1

R          3 + (vsp at side right eye) 3

R          7 vsp 7.  Change to Wsh 2

Ch        8 * vlp 1 (rep from * 5 times) vsp 1 vlp 1 vlp 1

SR        4 + (vsp on nose) 4 / * 1 vlp (rep from * 10 times) 1

Ch        1 vlp 1 vlp 1 vsp * 1 vlp (rep from * 5 times) 8

R          3 + (vsp at side of left eye) 3

R          7 vsp 7  T & C  See fig. 3

Hat

Row 1 with 2 shuttles with white on both

R      8 + (p on left ear) 8

SR    3 - 3 / 3 + (p on left eye) 3

SR    3 - 3 / 6

SR    as last

SR    3 - 3 / 3 + (p on right eye) 3

R      8 + (vsp on right ear) 8 T & C

Row 2 – 1 shuttle – red on ball and shuttle

R      6 + (1^st p of last row) 3 – 3

Ch    3 – 3

*R    3 + (p of last R) 3 + (next p of last row) 3 – 3

Ch        As last

Repeat from * once

R      3 + (p of last R) 3 + (next p of last row) 6

Row 3 as last with one less ring.

Bobble on hat – 1 shuttle with white.

R      1 vlp 1 vlp 1 + (right p of chain of last row) * 1 vlp (rep from * 6 times) 1 + (p on 2^nd chain of last row) 1 vlp 1 vlp 1 T & C

Jacket – side 1, row 1.  Shuttle red, ball white.  See fig. 5

Row 1 – inner row of jacket

+ to vsp on chin working with head of first chain facing inwards using red shuttle and white ball

Ch    3

R      4 – 2 – 2

*Ch  3 – 3

R      2 + (last p of last R) 2 – 2 – 2 (rep from * 6 times) making last    p on last R a vsp   T & C

Row 2 - Shuttle red, ball red

R      2 vsp 2 + (2^nd p of last R of row 1) 2 – 2

*Ch  3 – 3

R      2 + (last p of last R) 2 + (p of next R of row 1) 2 – 2

Repeat from * 5 times

Ch    3 – 3

R      2 + (last p of last R) 2 + (p of last R of last row) 4

Ch    vsp 6 + (joining p of 1^st and last Rs) 6 + (base of 1^st R) T & C

Make second side of jacket to match, joining centre chains with large beads for buttons on p’s of first row joining the 5^th p from top without a bead – see fig. 6

Jacket trim – bottom – 2 shuttles with white + to p on last ch of outer row 2 on jacket

Ch    3 vsp 2

SR    2 + (vsp on R of same row) 2 / 2 vsp 2

SR    2 + (vsp on R of next row) 2 / 2 vsp 2

SR    4 / 4

SR    4 / 4

SR    2 + (vsp on R of next row on 2^nd side of jacket) 2 / 2 vsp 2

SR    2 + (vsp on R of next row) 2 / 2 vsp 2

Ch    2 vsp 3 + to p on ch  See fig. 6a

Sleeves – 1 shuttle red, 1 shuttle white

+ (vsp at base of last R worked on jacket) using red shuttle and ball threads

Ch    3

R       2 + (p on chain of tunic) 4

Ch    6

R      4 + (same p as last) 2 – 2

*Ch  4

R      2 + (p on last R) 2 – 2 – 2

Rep from * twice

Ch    4

R      2 + (p on last R) 2 – 3 – 4 (change to white shuttle)

Ch    4

R      4 + (p on last R) 4 – 8 (change to white ball)

Ch    10 + (p of last R) vsp 10

R      8 + (p of last R) 4 – 4 (change to red ball)

Ch    4 (change to red shuttle)

R      4 + (p of last R) 3 + (p of 6^th R of 1^st row) 2 – 2

Ch    4

R      2 + (p of last R) 2 + (p 5^th R of sleeve) 3

Ch    6 + (p 4^th R of sleeve) 4 + (3^rd R of sleeve) 2 + (p on tunic) 2 T & C to top of R2

Hands  Make a ring on the vsp at the end of the sleeve

R          2 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 2  T & C

Trousers – 2 shuttles red (see fig. 9)

R      6 + (p on chain of jacket) 3 – 3

Ch    vsp 6

R      3 + (p of last R) 3 + (vsp on SR of jacket trim) 3 – 3

Ch    as last

R      3 + (p of last R) 3 + (vsp on SR of jacket trim) 6

SR    8 / 4 – 4

Ch    6 vsp 2

R      4 + (p of last R) 4 + (vsp on Ch of last row) 4 – 4

Ch    2 vsp 6

R      4 + (p of last R) 4 + (vsp on Ch of last row) 8     T & C

Boots – two shuttles – black

R1        2 – 2

Ch        3 + (outside vsp at bottom of trousers) 2 + (inside vsp) 3

R2        2 + (p of R1) 2

Ch        8

R3        2 + (p of R1) 2

CH       6

R4        2 + (p of R1) 2

R5        2 – 2  

Ch        6

R6        2 + (p of R5) 2

Ch        8

R7        2 + (p of R5) 2 change to Wsh 2

R8        6 – 6 change to Wsh 1

Ch        6

R9        as R6 T & C to base of R1

Belt – two shuttles – black

R      5 + (5^th p down on side of jacket) 5 + (to joining p’s between 3^rd & 4^th R’s of outside row of jacket – see fig. 11)

SR   5 / 5 + (to joining p’s between 3^rd & 4^th R’s of inside row of jacket)

SR    5 / 5

SR    5 / 5 + (to joining p’s between 3^rd & 4^th R’s of inside row of second         half of jacket)

SR    5 + (to joining p’s between 3^rd & 4^th R’s of inside row of jacket)

R     5 + (5^th p down on side of jacket) 5 T & C

Finishing off

Cut picots on bobble and beard and trim to required length. 

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