How to Crochet Santa Drawstring Pouch Bag For Gifting

Pattern Type: Video Pattern Only By Tiny Crochet Lab

Unwrap the wonder of Christmas with a charming little pouch straight from the North Pole! This festive crochet Santa drawstring bag brings legendary holiday magic to life with its iconic red coat, fluffy white beard ruffle, rosy cheeks, and playful pompom ties.

Crochet Santa Drawstring Pouch Bag For Gifting

During the holiday season, it doubles as delightful Christmas decorations hanging from evergreen branches or holiday garlands. Sweet and practical, it creates memorable keepsake packaging and thoughtful stocking-stuffer gifts for loved ones of all ages.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Why this difficulty?
This project is rated intermediate because it blends functional bag construction with detailed colorwork:

• Double Crochet Oval Base: Building the flat bottom of the pouch requires working double crochets around both sides of a foundation chain with 3-stitch fan increases (dc w) around the turns.

• Mid-Round Color Blocking: Seamlessly switching between White and Peach/Skin yarn in Rounds 6–7 to form the rectangular face window without tangling floats or distorting tension.

• Two-Layer Surface Ruffling: Crocheting Round 10 in the Back Loop Only (BLO) to preserve an outer loop ridge, then returning to work a bouncy chain-loop scallop border (5 ch, sc) for Santa’s fluffy beard trim.

• Micro-Ball Drawstring Construction: Crocheting, stuffing, and seaming two tiny 3D spheres directly onto long chain drawstrings.

Pattern Abbreviations

• MR – Magic Ring

• ch – Chain stitch

• sl st – Slip stitch

• sc – Single crochet

• dc – Double crochet

• dc inc – Double crochet increase (2 double crochets in the same stitch)

• dc w – 3 double crochets worked into the exact same stitch (corner curve)

• dec – Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)

• BLO – Back loop only

• R – Round / Row

Materials Needed

• Yarn: 4-ply / DK weight yarn in:

  • Bright Red (pouch base, top collar, drawstrings, drawstring balls)

  • Pure White (beard, pouch body, scalloped trim)

  • Peach / Light Beige (face panel)

• Crochet Hook: Size 2.5 mm – 3.0 mm

• Safety Eyes or Black Beads: Pair of 4 mm – 5 mm eyes

• Small Red Pompom: (approx. 8 mm – 10 mm) for Santa’s nose

• Polyester Fiberfill Stuffing: (small pinch for the drawstring balls)

• Tapestry / Yarn Needle

• Scissors

• Craft Glue (for attaching nose and eyes)

• Powder Blush & Cotton Swab (for rosy cheeks)

Detailed Stitch Guide: The Most Challenging Elements

1. The Double Crochet Oval Base (dc w)

This creates the wide, flat base of the pouch without leaving gaps:

1. Chain 19.

2. Yarn over, insert your hook into the 3rd chain from the hook, and work 17 double crochets along the chain.

3. In the final chain loop at the end, work a dc w: crochet 3 complete double crochets into that exact same chain loop. This fans the stitches smoothly around the curved end.

4. Rotate your work 180 degrees to work along the bottom loops of the chain.

5. Work 16 double crochets across the opposite side.

6. In the last remaining turning loop, work a dc inc (2 double crochets into the same stitch). Join with a slip stitch to the top of your beginning chain (38 stitches total).

2. The Scalloped Fluffy Beard Ruffle (5 ch, sc)

Worked into the leftover front loops of Round 10 to create Santa’s dimensional beard:

1. Hold the bag right-side out with the opening facing upward.

2. Insert your hook into the first unworked front loop from Round 10, yarn over with white yarn, and pull up a loop.

3. Chain 5.

4. Skip 1 front loop, insert your hook into the next front loop, yarn over, and work 1 single crochet.

5. Repeat (chain 5, skip 1 loop, 1 sc into the next loop) all the way around the pouch.

6. Slip stitch to the base of the first chain, fasten off, and weave in your ends.
   (This produces a wavy, cloud-like ruffle framing Santa’s face).

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