This Christmas Ponytail Holder Hair Tie patterns are free crochet patterns by Nana’s Crafty Home!

These super cute and super fast set of Christmas ponytail holders are great stocking stuffers or a quick way to add a touch of Christmas cuteness to a little one’s hair.

Christmas Ponytail Holder Hair Ties Pattern details

After designing the Halloween set of ponytail holders, the first thing my granddaughter Nina said is, “Now you have to make a reindeer one for Christmas Nana!”.  And, since I couldn’t say no to her I immediately got busy designing a reindeer ponytail holder.  Then I thought a snowman ponytail holder would be absolutely adorable and then couldn’t resist adding the gingerbread man option.

You may have a hard time deciding which one to make.  But, since they work up so quickly with such small amounts of yarn you can make all three! I used Red Heart Super Saver* for mine but any worsted weight yarn you have on hand will do.

*Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself. This post may contain affiliate links that if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission. 

Now, it may seem like a laundry list of supplies that you need to have but I would say that if you make little crochet animals you may already have most of these things somewhere in your craft room. Now, if your craft room looks like mine, they may not be easy to find but still….😂

The elastic hair ties are easy to find at most any store – my local grocery store even carries them. You will need the smallest bit of stuffing for each one, safety eyes or google eyes that you can glue on as well a small red pom pom for the reindeer. But, if you don’t want to acquire these things you could easily embroider them on as well. Get creative with the stuffing if you don’t want to purchase stuffing – use up your bits of leftover scrap yarn to fill your ponytail holders!

These are really so easy but I made a complete video tutorial for my Halloween ponytail holders in which the base is the same so you can check that out as well. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to get notified whenever I post a new video.

The Christmas Ponytail Holder pattern set is being featured in the 2021 Holiday Stashdown hosted by Underground Crafter this year!  

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Every Monday and Thursday from October 4 through December 16, 2021, we’ll share a free crochet pattern by a different designer. Each pattern will be a one-skein project, or a stashbuster/scrappy project, so you can work from your own existing yarn stash to make a great winter holiday gift, decoration, or wrap. If you’d like to go ahead and buy some yarn just for the project, we won’t stop you! We love yarn as much as you do.

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You may also like the following free crochet patterns by Nana’s Crafty Home:

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1. Halloween Ponytail Holders free crochet patterns
2. Christmas Tree Stand free crochet pattern
3. Gingerbread House Tissue Box Cover free crochet pattern

Christmas Ponytail Holders Hair Ties free crochet patterns

Snowman, Gingerbread Man & Reindeer

Pattern written in US crochet terminology

Supplies:

Red Heart Super Saver Weight 4/Medium (100% acrylic, 7 oz / 364 yds)

Snowman

• White 11 yds (Color A)
• Aruba Sea 3 yds (Color B)
• Pumpkin 1 yd (Color C)
• Black 1 yd (Color D)

Gingerbread

• Cafe 11 yds (Color A)
• Baby Pink  3 yds (Color B)

Reindeer

• Cafe 11 yds (Color A)
• Coffee 3 yds (Color B)
• Buff 1 yd (Color C) 

Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Polyfil fiber filling for stuffing
Elastic hair tie
Safety eyes for Snowman & Gingerbread man
2 wiggle eyes for reindeer
1 small red pom pom for reindeer
Glue for eyes & pom pom
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Approximate finished size: 1 3/4”

Gauge: not necessary to project

Abbreviations:

MC = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch

Pattern Notes:

• Front and back panels are worked in seamless rounds.  Do not slip stitch join at the end of each round.  Use stitch marker to place in first stitch of each round.
• Front and back panels are sewn together and stuffed after adding embellishments on face.

Recommended Tutorials:

Mattress Stitch Tutorial (for sewing panels together)

Complete video tutorial for the Halloween Ponytail Holders

Pattern Instructions

Head Back Panel

With Color A, make MC.

Round 1: ch 1, 6 sc in MC. Tighten MC. OR ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in next st; *now working over elastic hair tie; 2 sc in next st,* now working in sts only, 2 sc in next 2 sts, repeat from * to * 1 time, 2 sc in last st. (12)

Round 3: *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat from * to * around, sl st join in first sc. (18)

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Head Front Panel

Round 1:  repeat round 1 of head back. (6)

Round 2:  2 sc in each st around.  (12)

Round 3:  repeat round 3 of head back.  (18)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.  Weave in remaining end.

Snowman Ear Muffs (make 2)

With Color B, make MC, 4 sc in MC, Tighten MC, sl st join to first st.  

Fasten off.  Sew to front panel.

With Color B, sl st into stitches from round 3 of front panel from ear muff to ear muff.

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Snowman nose

With Color C, ch 2, sl st in second ch from hook.

Fasten off.  Sew to front panel.

Weave in ends.

Embroider smile with Color D, add safety eyes or embroider eyes to front panel as desired.

Weave in ends.

With head front and back wrong sides together, with Color A, matching stitches, sew panels together with Mattress Stitch, stuff before closing.

Gingerbread cheeks (make 2)

With Color B, make MC, 3 sc in MC. Tighten MC.  Fasten off.  Sew to front panel.

With Color B, embroider smile detail.  Add safety eyes or embroider eyes to front panel as desired.

With head front and back wrong sides together, with Color A, matching stitches, sew panels together with Mattress Stitch, stuff before closing.

Reindeer antlers (make 2)

With Color B, ch 2.

Row 1:  1 sc in second ch. Turn. (1)

Row 2:  ch 1, 1 sc in next st. Do not turn. (1) Note: Place stitch marker in this stitch to mark for row 4.

Row 3:  ch 2, sc in second ch from hook.  Turn. 

Row 4:  ch 1, sc in next st, sc in unworked st from row 2. (stitch with stitch marker placed in row 2).

Reindeer Muzzle

With Color C, make MC, ch 1, 4 sc in MC.  Tighten MC.

Reindeer ears (make 2)

With Color A, ch 2, sc in second ch from hook.  Fasten off. 

Sew muzzle to face front panel, glue eyes and pom pom to face.

Sew antlers to face front panel.

Sew ears to face front panel.

With head front and back wrong sides together, with Color A, matching stitches, sew panels together with Mattress Stitch, stuff before closing.

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