I was asked to make about 30cm tall snowman which would resemble the snowman from the movie The Snowman (1982) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084701/. So this is what I came up with.
Download Snowman Plushie Crochet Pattern as PDF Finished size of the snowman is about 30cm high and 15cm wide.
Materials
- 3,5 mm crochet hook
- White, mixed green, black and orange worsted weight yarns
- Fiber fill
- Needle for sewing
Snowball #1
Snowballs are done working in a spiral. There is no need to join rounds but rather just continue around.
Use white yarn.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring [6] R2: inc x6 [12] R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24] R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30] R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 [36] R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 [42] R8: (6 sc, inc) x6 [48] R9: (7 sc, inc) x6 [54] R10: (8 sc, inc) x6 [60] R11: (9 sc, inc) x6 [66] R12: (10 sc, inc) x6 [72] R13: (11 sc, inc) x6 [78] R14: (12 sc, inc) x6 [84] R15-34: sc around [84] R35: (12 sc, dec) x6 [78] R36: (11 sc, dec) x6 [72] R37: (10 sc, dec) x6 [66] R38: (9 sc, dec) x6 [60] R39: (8 sc, dec) x6 [54] R40: (7 sc, dec) x6 [48] R41: (6 sc, dec) x6 [42] R42: (5 sc, dec) x6 [36] R43: (4 sc, dec) x6 [30] - start stuffing the ball R44: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24] R45: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18] R46: (1 sc, dec) x6 [12] R47: dec x6 [6]
Finalize stuffing the ball, fasten off and sew the hole shut.
Snowball #2
Use white yarn.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring [6] R2: inc x6 [12] R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24] R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30] R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 [36] R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 [42] R8: (6 sc, inc) x6 [48] R9: (7 sc, inc) x6 [54] R10: (8 sc, inc) x6 [60] R11: (9 sc, inc) x6 [66] R12: (10 sc, inc) x6 [72] R13-30: sc around [72] R31: (10 sc, dec) x6 [66] R32: (9 sc, dec) x6 [60] R33: (8 sc, dec) x6 [54] R34: (7 sc, dec) x6 [48] R35: (6 sc, dec) x6 [42] R36: (5 sc, dec) x6 [36] R37: (4 sc, dec) x6 [30] - start stuffing the ball R38: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24] R39: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18] R40: (1 sc, dec) x6 [12] R41: dec x6 [6]
Finalize stuffing the ball, fasten off and sew the hole shut.
Snowball #3
Use white yarn.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring [6] R2: inc x6 [12] R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24] R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30] R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 [36] R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 [42] R8: (6 sc, inc) x6 [48] R9: (7 sc, inc) x6 [54] R10: (8 sc, inc) x6 [60] R11-26: sc around [60] R27: (8 sc, dec) x6 [54] R28: (7 sc, dec) x6 [48] R29: (6 sc, dec) x6 [42] R30: (5 sc, dec) x6 [36] R31: (4 sc, dec) x6 [30] - start stuffing the ball R32: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24] R33: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18] R34: (1 sc, dec) x6 [12] R35: dec x6 [6]
Finalize stuffing the ball, fasten off and sew the hole shut.
Snowman Face
Make two eyes. Use black yarn.
R1: 4 sc into magic ring, sl st [4]
Leave a tail for sewing the eyes in place.
Make one nose. Use orange yarn.
CH 5
R1: starting from the second chain from the hook, 3 sc, 3 sc into last sc,
2 sc other side of chain, 2 sc into last sc [10]
R2: 10 sc, sl st [10]
Leave a tail for sewing the nose in place.
Finalize the head by sewing eyes and nose into the smallest ball. Sew a happy mouth. See the next picture for placement guide.
Buttons
Make five buttons. Use black yarn.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring [6] R2: 6 sc, sl st [6]
Sew three buttons to the largest ball and two buttons to the middle ball.
Hat
Use mixed green or dark green yarn.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring [6] R2: inc x6 [12] R3: (sc, inc) x6 [18] R4: sc around [18] R5: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24] R6: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30] R7: (4 sc, inc) x6 [36] R8: sc around [36] R9: (5 sc, inc) x6 [42] R10: (6 sc, inc) x6 [48] R11: (7 sc, inc) x6 [54] R12: (8 sc, inc) x6 [60] R13-15: sc around [60] R16: (4 sc, inc) blo x12 [72] R17: (5 sc, inc) x12 [84] R18: (6 sc, inc) x12 [96] R19: (7 sc, inc) x12 [108] R20: (8 sc, inc) x12 [120]
Fasten off.
Scarf
Scarf is made in rows. Turn the scarf after each row.
Use mixed green or dark green yarn.
CH 9 R1-X: 8 sc, ch [8]
Repeat until scarf measures about 40cm or wraps around the snowman’s neck nicely. Fasten off.
Cut small pieces of yarn and sew them on both ends of the scarf to create tassels.
Finishing the snowman
Sew the three snowballs on top of each other.
Sew or place the hat on top of the snowman.
Wrap the scarf around the snowman’s neck.
Enjoy your new happy friend.
