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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

I deal with patterns that are 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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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 makes a reversible Christmas amigurumi that turns from a jolly Santa into a cute Christmas tree. It includes full step-by-step instructions for shaping, color changes, surface slip stitch decoration and small accessories. You will learn techniques such as BLO/FLO rounds, surface slip stitch, shells and invisible finishes to create tidy results.

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

The finished amigurumi measures about 8 cm tall using 4-ply yarn and a small hook. Detailed photos and notes help place features and sew the pieces together for a professional finish.

Why You'll Love This Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines playful design with clever reversible construction that feels magical to finish. I enjoy how the tiny surface slip stitch details and layered shells give each side personality and charm. Making both the Santa and the tree teaches great intermediate skills like BLO/FLO rounds, surface crochet and decorative attachments. I also love that the finished toy is small, gift-ready and perfect for holiday displays or stockings.

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 experimenting with colors to change the mood of this reversible pattern — try pastels for a soft nursery version or jewel tones for a festive adult gift.

I often swap the 4-ply cotton for a sport or DK weight to make a larger, squishier version; just adjust the hook and expect a bigger finished size.

I sometimes replace the surface slip stitch lines with embroidery for a different texture or use metallic thread for subtle sparkle in the decorations.

For a kid-friendly version, embroider the eyes and avoid small sewn-on parts; you can also increase the size to make it more of a cuddle toy.

I like adding tiny accessories like a removable scarf or a small crocheted present; they make great customization points and gift options.

Try swapping the star color and adding beads (sewn on securely) for shiny tree decorations if you prefer a mixed-media look.

I occasionally use a soft boucle or acrylic yarn for a fluffier beard and tree trims for a whimsical texture contrast.

To create a keychain or ornament, make a mini version using thinner yarn and a smaller hook and add a sturdy loop for hanging.

If you want a poseable toy, I add a short piece of craft wire inside the limbs before finishing — take care to secure wire ends and keep it out of reach of children.

I recommend testing surface slip stitch placement on a scrap before committing; moving the lines a stitch or two can dramatically change the expression and character.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Working too tight throughout the pattern causes the shells and layered rounds to lose their shape; relax your tension and use the recommended hook size or go up one size if needed. ✗ Skipping the instruction to leave the white tail outside when changing to skin color will make it difficult to add surface slip stitches later; leave and secure the white tail as instructed for surface decoration. ✗ Not using BLO or FLO exactly where stated can change the placement of surface slip stitches and flaps; follow the BLO/FLO calls so the front/back loops are available when needed. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually results in lumps or misshapen curves; stuff a little at a time during shaping and add extra in wider rounds for even form.

Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

Create a charming reversible amigurumi set featuring a jolly Santa on one side and a cheerful Christmas tree on the other. This pattern guides you through color changes, surface slip stitch details and small accessories so you can make a polished, gift-ready project. Perfect for gifting or holiday display, the finished toy is compact and full of character.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Reversible Christmas Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    4-ply cotton blend yarn (same size for all colors) - small amounts of each color
  • 02
    Color: pink - approx 10-25g
  • 03
    Color: light pink - approx 5-15g
  • 04
    Color: white - approx 20-40g
  • 05
    Color: dark brown - approx 10-20g
  • 06
    Color: skin color (peach/skin tone) - approx 10-20g
  • 07
    Color: apple green - approx 10-25g
  • 08
    Color: pale green - approx 10-25g
  • 09
    Color: moss green - approx 10-25g
  • 10
    Color: yellow - small amount for buckle/accents
  • 11
    Color: peach - small amount for nose
  • 12
    Small scraps of light pink and white for tree balls and gift details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (or size suitable for your yarn to make tight stitches)
  • 02
    Tapestry needle
  • 03
    Fiberfill for stuffing
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers (optional)
  • 06
    Cardboard or rigid plastic circle for base (optional)

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— Santa Claus :

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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)

Info :

Change to white yarn.

Round 16 :

[3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48)

Round 17 :

48sc (48)

Info :

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)

Info :

Change to white yarn.

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 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 :

Beard :

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 :

Ears (make 2) :

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 :

Moustache :

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 :

Arms (make 2) - Round 1 :

Start with dark brown yarn. R1 : 6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

[sc, inc]x3 (9)

Info :

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). FO, leave a long tail for sewing.

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Sew the arms to the body between R24-25.

— Feet :

Feet (make 2) - Round 1 :

Start with dark brown yarn. R1 : 6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

[2sc, inc]x2 (8)

Round 3 :

8sc (8)

Info :

No need to stuff.

Round 4 :

Last round: flatten and work through both stitches 4sc (4). 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.

— Christmas tree :

Tree :

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)

Info :

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)

Info :

Change to pale green yarn.

Round 11 :

BLO 48sc (48)

Round 12-14 :

48sc (48)

Round 15 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

Info :

Change to apple green yarn.

Round 16 :

BLO 54sc (54)

Round 17-19 :

54sc (54)

Round 20 :

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

Info :

Change to moss green yarn.

Round 21 :

BLO 60sc (60)

Round 22-23 :

60sc (60)

Info :

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.

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

— Star :

Star (Make two) - Round 1 :

Start with pink yarn. R1 : 5sc in MR (5)

Round 2 :

5inc (10)

Round 3 :

[3ch, start from the second ch from the hook: sl st, sc, skip 1st, sl st to the next st]x5 (instructions for forming points)

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Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. With the ugly parts facing each other, sew them together with tapestry needle. Then, sew the star to the top of the tree.

— Balls :

Balls :

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 :

Gift :

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 tread 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.

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Sew the gift to the bottom five rounds of the tree. Notes: Do not use the BL of the last round when sewing the gift because they will be used to join the santa and the tree.

— 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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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.

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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.

— Notes / Base (optional separate toys) :

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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. To make the base, use pink yarn for santa side and moss green yarn for christmas tree side.

Round 1 :

6sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6inc (12)

Round 3 :

[sc, inc]x6 (18)

Round 4 :

[sc, inc, sc]x6 (24)

Round 5 :

[3sc, inc]x6 (30)

Round 6 :

[2sc, inc, 2sc]x6 (36)

Round 7 :

[5sc, inc]x6 (42)

Round 8 :

[3sc, inc, 3sc]x6 (48)

Round 9 :

[7sc, inc]x6 (54)

Round 10 :

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

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Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. 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 beard to the face by aligning the chains at the face part and stitching only the chains, leaving the shell edges free for a natural beard look.
  • Attach ears between R20-22 of the body using the long tail left when fastening off; hide ends inside the body.
  • Sew arms to the body between R24-25, stuffing the arms about 50% before closing and flattening the last round to 4sc for sewing.
  • Sew the gift to the bottom five rounds of the tree, avoiding the BL of the last round because these loops are used to join the tree and santa later.
  • Join the final rounds of the santa and the tree by sewing through the back loops (BL) of each piece with the moss green yarn tail, knot and hide the tail to finish.
  • Sew feet/legs to the bottom three rounds of the body approximately 8 stitches apart and only sew 60% of their height so tops remain free as instructed.
  • If making separate toys, prepare a cardboard/plastic disc for the base, place it inside and sew the base round to the BL of the last round to stabilize the toy.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work each round in a continuous spiral — do not join rounds with slip stitch or turn unless the pattern specifically states otherwise.
  • 💡Do not work stitches overly tight; maintain consistent tension so shells and surface stitches sit correctly and the plushie remains stretchable.
  • 💡Leave the specified color tails outside when instructed (for surface slip stitches) to allow for later decoration without rejoining yarn.

This reversible Christmas amigurumi brings double the joy in one tiny handmade toy — Santa on one side and a tree on the other. The design combines layered shells, surface slip stitch details and small accessories for a charming finished look. A perfect little holiday gift or festive desk companion. 🎄🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 8 cm (3.15") tall when using the recommended 4-ply yarn and a 2.0 mm hook; size will vary with different yarns and hook sizes.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes — you can change yarn weight, but this will change the finished size and may require a different hook; use a hook that keeps stitches tight so stuffing does not show.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes familiarity with basic amigurumi techniques such as magic ring, increases/decreases, BLO/FLO and surface slip stitches.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time varies depending on experience, customization, and whether you make accessories.