Mood:
chillin'I have been waiting and waiting for it to snow here, but other than a slight dusting on Thanksgiving Eve, I have been out of luck. I just love making snowmen and since I can't have the real thing, I decided to crochet myself one. After looking around online, I couldn't find a free pattern that I liked, so I made up one of my own. It hasn't been tested yet, so if you have any problems, please don't hesitate to let me know!
Oh yes, he has poseable arms, but you don't have to make him that way.
Materials required:
Small amounts of ww yarn in white, and orange.
Size D (3.0 mm) hook
2 snap on safety post eyes, or two buttons
tapesty needle
small amount of black embroidery floss for mouth
dental floss for poseable arms
fiberfill for stuffing
small amount of baby or sport weight yarn for hat and scarf
Nose: Using orange yarn,
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sc)
Rows 2 - 3: sc even. (6 sc in each row.)
sl st the next st, FO leaving a long tail to sew on to the snowmans face.
Snowman Body: working from the bottom up, and using the white yarn:
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sc)
Row 2: sc inc around (12 sc)
Row 3: *sc inc in first, sc in next sc*, repeat from * to * around. (18 sc)
Row 4: *sc inc in first, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 5: *sc inc in first, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (30 sc)
Row 6: *sc inc in first, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (36 sc)
Row 7: *sc inc in first, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (42 sc)
Row 8 - 13: sc even (42 sc in ea row)
Row 14: *sc dec, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (36 sc)
Row 15: *sc dec, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (30 sc)
Row 16: *sc dec, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 17: *sc dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (18 sc)
stuff
Row 18: *sc inc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 19: *sc inc in first, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (30 sc)
Row 20: *sc inc in first, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (36 sc)
Rows 21 - 25: sc even (36 sc in ea row)
Row 26: *sc dec, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (30 sc)
Row 27: *sc dec, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 28: *sc dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (18 sc)
stuff
Row 29: *sc inc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 30: *sc inc in first, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (30 sc)
Rows 31 - 35: sc even (30 sc in ea row)
Note: At this point, I prefer to sew the nose to the head, attach my safety post eyes, and sew the smile. This way, the thread ends are hidden completely inside the head, and I can also reach in easily to put the eyes on.
Row 36: *sc dec, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (24 sc)
Row 37: *sc dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat from * to * around. (18 sc)
stuff
Row 38: * sc dec, sc in next sc*, repeat from * to * around (12 sc)
stuff more if needed
Row 39: sc dec around (6 sc)
sl st into next sc and FO leaving long end to weave through last row, pull tight to close, and take a couple of stitches to secure. Weave in ends.
Arms: (Make 2) Using white yarn:
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.
Row 2: sc inc around (12 sc)
Rows 3 - 8: sc around (12 sc in ea row)
Row 9: sc dec 2times, sc in remaining 8 sc (10 sc) Note: doing the two sc dec right next to each other helps form a sort of elbow in the arm.
Row 10-14: sc even ( 10 sc in ea row)
stuff lightly
Row 15: sc dec around (5 sc)
sl st in next st, FO leaving a long end to weave through last row, pull tight to close, and take a couple of stitches to secure. Weave in ends.
To make poseable arms, I thread my needle with a double strand of dental floss, and insert it at shoulder level on one side of the snowman, run it straight through to the other side of the snowman, then through one arm, and reinsert it one or two stitches over, pushing it back through the arm and snowman and out the same side I began, one to two stitches away from where I began. Then I run it through the same arm I began and back out one or two stitches apart. I pull the two ends of the thread tight as I can, then knot it three times.
You can make your arms non-poseable by just sewing them to the snowmans body in whatever place you desire.
Hat: Using sport or baby yarn,
Row 1: Leaving a long end for sewing later, ch 19, sc in second ch from hook and in ea remaining ch across, ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Rows 2 - 26: Working in back loops only, sc in ea sc across, ch 1, turn. (18 sc in ea row)
At the end of row 26, fold your work in half, bringing the first row up to meet row 26, and sc through the back loops of foundation row and row 26. (This forms a tube for the hat) FO, leaving a long end to weave through the ends of the rows at the top of the hat. Pull tightly to close opening, and take a couple of stitches to secure. Turn hat inside out, and fold the open end up to form a brim. I place a small bit of stuffing inside the hat, and put it on the snowmans head, then usung the remaining long end of yarn, run some small stitches around to hold it in place.
Scarf: Using the sport or baby weight yarn:
Row 1: Ch 75, sc in second ch from hook, and in ea ch acorss. Ch 1, turn. (74 sc)
Row 2: Working in back loops only, sc in ea sc across. FO
For fringe, I cut 6 pieces of yarn about 3 inches long, then attached them to the ends of the scarf, by folding each piece in half, then pulling it through one of the end stitches, and pulling the ends through the hoop formed. I then trimmed the ends of the fringe to even.
Tie the scarf around the neck of the snowman.
Please be creative with your snowman! If you're good at making pompoms (I am not!), I think one would be cute attached to the top of his hat, or maybe one on each end of his scarf. A shovel or a broom stick for him or her to hold would be nice, or maybe a Christmas wreath for the holidays!
ENJOY!
p.s. You can use the standard ch 2, crochet in the second ch from the hook, instead of the magic ring if you are more comfortable doing so. Otherwise, a good tutorial for the magic ring can be found here:
http://crochetme.com/Dec_Jan_0405/reads_round.html