Santa Pants Bag

Designed By

Crafts by Starlight

 

Santa Pants Bag! Use them for this year’s stockings, give them full of gifts, or give it to the neighbors as a game: Fill it full of small gifts or candy and tell them they have beenpantsed! and they must pass the pants along.  Fun traditions and fun memories.

Materials: Caron Simply soft yarn: Autumn Red, Black, and White, Size H hook, darning needle, and La Mode buttons Style 26304 and 26298.

Yarn Information:

  • Content: 100% acrylic
  • Ball Size: 315 yards
  • Care: Machine wash
  • Gauge: 4 – Worsted
  • Knitting Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows with a 5 mm (U.S. 8) knitting needle
  • Crochet Gauge: 13 sc and 14 rows with a 5 mm (U.S. H/8) crochet hook

 

Stitch Key

SP = Space

SL= Slip Stitch

SLO = Slip Stitch Only

CH = Chain

SC = Single Crochet

DC = Double Crochet

CC= Change Color

Pant Legs – Make two

These pants are made in parts: First each leg (part 1 and 2) then you SC them together and continue working up toward the belt.

Part 1- leg 1

Base (white): CH 16

Row 1:*SC, DC, rep from * across, end with SC, Ch 1, turn.

Row 2:*DC, SC, Rep from * across, end with DC, Ch 1, turn.

Row3-4: Rep row 1 and 2

Row 5: 15 SC Across, Ch 1, turn.

Row 6:*SC, CH 1, Sk 1 sp, Rep from * across, end with SC, CH 1, turn.

Row 7: SC, *SC in Ch 1 sp, CH1, Sk 1 sp, Rep form * 5 times, SC in Ch 1 sp, SC in Last sp, CH 1, turn.

Row 8-20: Rep rows 6 and 7.

Tie off

Part 2-Leg 2

Rep Base-20, But On Row 20 do not tie off, Ch 1 and turn.

Part 3

Row 21: SC, SC in Ch 1 sp, Ch 1, Sk 1 sp, Rep from * 5 times, SC in Ch 1 sp, SC in last sp on Leg 2, CH 1, Then Start working along top of Part one Row 20 as shown, SC, *SC in Ch 1 sp, CH 1, sk 1 sp, Rep from * five more times, SC in Ch 1 sp, SC in last sp, CH 1 turn.

Row 22:* SC, Ch 1, Sk 1 sp, rep from  * 5 times, SK 2 sps, SC in CH 1 sp between legs, CH 1, SK 2 sps, * SC in CH 1 sp, CH 1, Sk 1 sp, Rep from * 5 times, End Sc in Last sp, Ch 1 turn.

Row 23: SC, *SC in CH 1 sp, Ch 1, Sk 1 sp, Rep from * to last 2 sps, SC in Ch 1 sp, SC, Ch 1, turn.

Row 24: * SC, CH 1, SK 1 sp, Rep from * across, end with SC in last sp, Ch 1 turn.

Row 25-34: Rep Row 23 and 24.

CC to Black

Row 35-39: 29 SC across, Ch 1 turn.

CC to Red

Row 40: Rep 24

Row 41: Rep 23 and tie off.

Make 2 pants.

With Right Sides facing each other sew the two pant motifs together leaving just the top open, then turn right side out.

 

Suspenders – Black

Base: Ch 6

Row 1-5: SC 5, ch 1, turn.

RND 6: 4 SC, 3 SC in next sp(corner), 3 SC,  3 SC in next sp(corner), 3 SC, 3 SC in next sp(corner), 3 SC, 2 SC in next sp(corner), SL to 1st SC made, CH 1, Do NOT turn.

Work along one side of the square.

1st Strap

Row 1-14: 5 SC, Ch 1 turn. Tie off on Row 14.

2nd Strap

Rep strap 1

3rd Strap

Row 1-44: 5 SC, Ch 1, turn

Row 45: SC2tog, SC, SC2tog, Ch 1, turn.

Row 46: 3 SC, Tie off

4th Strap

Rep Strap 3 but don’t tie off.

SLO around the entire suspenders.

Time to sew

Next sew the suspenders onto the pants. Sew the short straps down in the back and the long straps in the front. Make sure yours SLO is facing outward for a finished look.

Then, sew the three buttons onto your Santa Pants: Two La Mode Buttons Style 26304 onto the suspenders and one La Mode Button Style 26298 onto the belt.

Merry Christmas!!

Crochet Santa Pants Pattern