Sleepy Santa Pillow

With a soft looped beard and a cute bobble nose, this snoozing Santa is just the holiday home decoration you'll want to snuggle this season. You won't believe how cute this pillow is, and the kids will absolutely love cuddling it on chilly winter nights. Soft to touch and fun to look at, this Santa pillow will make sure everyone is snug in their beds this Christmas Eve.

From the blogger: "Even Santa needs to get some sleep before the big night! Loop-It adds some amazing texture to Santa’s beard."

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge15 sc = 4” (10 cm) across

Finished SizeFits a 12” (30.5 cm) square pillow form

Materials List

• Red Heart Super Saver yarn (100% acrylic, 7 oz/198 g, 364 yd/333 m) – 1 skein each in 319 Cherry Red (CA), 311 White (CB), 334 Buff (CC), and 312 Black (CD), or approximately 168 yd (153.5 m) in CA, 105 yd (96 m) in CB, 55 yd (50 m) in CC, and 5 yd (4.5 m) in CD in any medium weight yarn
• Red Heart Loop-It yarn (100% polyester, 3.5 oz/100 g, 7.6 yd/7 m) – 1 skein in 115 Snow Way (CE), or approximately 5 yd (4.5 m) in any jumbo weight loop yarn
• US H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge
• Yarn or tapestry needle with eye small enough to sew through buttons
• 0.75” (2 cm) sew-through or shank button – 4 buttons
• Fairfield Crafter’s Choice 12” x 12” Basic Pillow Form
• Stitch markers
• Small amount of Fairfield Poly-Fil Fiber Filling