Monday 19 December 2016

Snowman



Difficulty:

Easy - Medium


You will need:

  • dk yarn in white and another colour
  • 3mm crochet hook
  • Toy stuffing
  • Darning needle for sewing up
  • orange embroidery thread



For the snowman:
With white yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Rounds 3 - 6: (4 rows) sc in each st
Round 7: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 8: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (8sc)
Round 9: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (12sc)
Round 10: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Round 11: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (24sc)
Rounds 12 - 15: (4 rows) sc in each st
Round 16: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 17: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 18: Fill the snowman with toy stuffing
Round 19: sc2tog to end (6sc)
Fasten off and use the remaining yarn to sew up the hole in the base

For the scarf:

With colourful yarn fsc2
Row 1: ch1 turn, then sc in each st (2sc)
rep this last row until the scarf is long enough to go around the neck, Then fasten off and sew in the ends.

For the hat:
With colourful yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in loop behind back loop of each st (as shown below)
Sorry it's a bit blurry

Rounds 4 - 7: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 8: crocheting into the front loop of each st: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end
Round 9: sc in the first 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (30sc)
Round 10: sc in the first 4 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (36sc)
Fasten off and sew the head onto the head of the snowman.

For the nose:
with orange embroidery thread make a magic loop with 3sc
Rounds 1 - 3: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off

Finally sew the nose onto the face and embroider two eyes onto your snowman using black yarn.



If you want to make this snowman into a decoration for your tree, sew a ribbon to the hat of the snowman.

I hope you enjoyed this pattern - you are very welcome to sell finished products but please don't re-post this pattern or claim it as your own. Thank you :)

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