Bring jolly holiday cheer to your coffee table setup with this cute crochet Santa coaster pattern! Designed as a flat, functional piece of festive home decor, this free pattern crafts a cheerful Santa face mug rug featuring a rosy skin-toned face, a bright red Santa hat, a soft white fluffy beard border, and simple embroidered facial details. For sweet handmade gifts, stack and tie a set of four with rustic twine or satin ribbon to create an aesthetic holiday mug rug set, festive stocking stuffer, or cozy housewarming present!
This beginner-friendly tutorial comes together in a flash with no small parts to sew on, making it a seamless and satisfying project for mass production. Engineered as a single flat disc, the coaster transitions smoothly from the warm skin-toned center to the festive red hat top, finishing with a high-texture white beard border that lays flat under hot or cold mugs.
Bring a festive touch to your dining table with this adorable Crochet Santa Claus Coaster. This design uses chunky, layered textures to create Santa’s signature beard and hat. This guide is specifically written for beginners, using two strands of 4-ply yarn held together for a sturdy, quick-working project.
Materials Needed
Yarn: 4-ply Cotton or Milk Cotton yarn in Red, Skin/Peach, and White.
Method: Hold two strands together of the same color throughout the project.
Crochet Hook:Â 3.0 mm.
Safety Eyes:Â 4mm black beads or safety eyes.
Pom-pom:Â One small (1cm) white pom-pom.
Tools:Â Yarn needle, scissors, and craft glue (hot glue or fabric glue).
Stitch Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR:Â Magic Ring
Ch:Â Chain
Sl St:Â Slip Stitch
Sc:Â Single Crochet
Hdc:Â Half Double Crochet
Dc:Â Double Crochet
Inc:Â Increase (2 stitches in the same hole)
Part 1: The Face & Beard Base
Round 1: The Nose (Red)
Start with Red yarn (two strands).
Create a Magic Ring.
Ch 2 (does not count as a stitch).
Work 10 Dc into the ring.
Pull the ring tight and join with a Sl St to the first Dc.
Fasten off.
